Typhoon wreaks havoc in the south
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 20 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Typhoon">Typhoon</span> <span word="Utor">Utor</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="torrential">torrential</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="Provincial">Provincial</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="died">died</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="dikes">dikes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Puning">Puning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shantou">Shantou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="ruptured">ruptured</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shantou">Shantou</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="away">away</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="villager">villager</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Liao">Liao</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Simapu">Simapu</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>."</p><p><span word="Liao">Liao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="garrison">garrison</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="steamboats">steamboats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="dinghies">dinghies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 19,000 <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> 7,000 <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> 18 <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Utor">Utor</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="Utor">Utor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> 4.9 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($800 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 4.16 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blogs">blogs</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shantou">Shantou</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="networking">networking</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p>
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