Death toll from super typhoon Rammasun rises to 16 in China
15:14, 20 July 2014
HAIKOU/NANNING. KAZINFORM - The death toll from super typhoon Rammasun has increased to 16 as the strongest typhoon in four decades brought gales and downpours to a number of southern provinces.
More than 3.3 million people were affected by Rammasun, which swept dozens of southern coastal cities in Guangdong and Hainan provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local civil affairs authorities said on Sunday. As of 9 p.m. Saturday, Seven people were confirmed dead in Hainan, where the typhoon made its first landfall on Friday afternoon, while nine others died in Guangxi, Xinhua reported Sunday. The typhoon also seriously damaged power and water facilities, telecommunications networks, ports and roads, making rescue work more difficult, according to local authorities.