China braces for another typhoon after 'Meranti' kills 28
September 17, 2016 20:34
The death toll has risen to 28 in the destruction caused by 'Meranti', the world's strongest typhoon this year in China, even as the country braces for yet another powerful typhoon for which an orange alert has been issued, officials said today.
Twenty-eight people were killed and 15 others are still missing when 'Meranti' struck eastern Chinese provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang province two days ago, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
'Meranti', the strongest typhoon this year, made landfall in Xiamen City, Fujian on Thursday, with a maximum 17-grade wind force bringing extraordinary rainstorms.
As many as 18 people died and 11 others were missing in the province, Fujian flood control authorities said today.
The typhoon paralysed several cities in the south of the province, including Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.
Direct economic losses in Fujian were over 16.9 billion yuan (about USD 2.6 billion).
Ten people died and four remained unaccounted for in neighbouring Zhejiang after the typhoon brought heavy rainfall. More than 902 houses collapsed and over 1.5 million people were affected, Zhejiang provincial flood control headquarters said.
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