Typhoon kills 25 in Guangdong
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Typhoon">Typhoon</span> <span word="Usagi">Usagi</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 25 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 45 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:40 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanwei">Shanwei</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="area">area</span>, 13 <span word="died">died</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Zhanzhen">Zhanzhen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crab">crab</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pubian">Pubian</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanwei">Shanwei</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="refuge">refuge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 56-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="crab">crab</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($16,340)," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Shanwei">Shanwei</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="roadsides">roadsides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="cables">cables</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dangling">dangling</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> 10 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, 1.81 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> 50,800 <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanwei">Shanwei</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p><span word="Altogether">Altogether</span>, 8,490 <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 7.17 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="outages">outages</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 65 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanwei">Shanwei</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hygiene">hygiene</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="dispose">dispose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sterilize">sterilize</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="epidemics">epidemics</span>.</p>
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