An uprooted tree in Gaochao village, Xinhua county in Central China's Hunan province, May 8, 2013. The county was hit by tornados on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving 24 people injured and 18,400 affected. [Photo/Xinhua]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.