Typhoon Rammasun kills 8 in China

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Typhoon Rammasun kills 8 in China
The typhoon, which had caused devastation in the Philippines, is the strongest storm to hit southern China in more than 40 years

BEIJING, China – The strongest storm to hit southern China in more than 40 years has killed at least 8 people there, state media said Saturday, July 19, after causing devastation in the Philippines.

Rammasun (Philippine codename Glenda) first made landfall in China on Friday afternoon as a super typhoon, packing winds exceeding 200 kilometers (124 miles) an hour and leaving 5 dead and 99 injured in Hainan province, Xinhua reported.

Rammasun – meaning “Thunder God” in Thai – then lashed Guangdong province and the neighbouring Guangxi region where 3 people died, the official news agency added.

The storm had earlier sliced through the Philippines, killing 77 people at the latest count and wrecking more than 111,000 homes.

Rammasun was the most powerful storm to strike China’s southern areas since 1973, the country’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) said, and brought torrential rains.

The NMC had issued its highest “red alert” for the typhoon, the first such declaration this year. More than 70,000 people evacuated their homes.

Television pictures showed roads littered with debris including uprooted trees and rooftops while dozens of flights and rail links were suspended.

Rammasun was downgraded from a super typhoon to a severe typhoon on Saturday, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. – Rappler.com

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