Typhoon-triggered disasters leave 18 dead in S China

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Typhoon-triggered disasters leave 18 dead in S China

Xinhua | August 21, 2013 14:14
By Agencies

Local officials continue to assess losses in disasters related to Typhoon Utor in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, counting the latest death toll at 18, the regional civil affairs authority said Wednesday.

Figures from the department showed that another 13 people have been reported missing and about 1.33 million people were affected.

Utor, the 11th and strongest typhoon this year, made landfall in Guangdong Province Wednesday last week before sweeping west into Guangxi.

According to tallies by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the storm also killed 22 people in neighboring Guangdong Province, with eight more reported missing.

In Guangxi, 115,300 people were evacuated from their homes as Utor approached.

Local agriculture also suffer severe damage, with 5.1 million hectares of farmland flooded due to rains brought by Typhoon Utor.

 

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Chen Jianyou, a villager of the Xinwei Village, talks about his 10 houses destroyed by the floods in Guiping City,
south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 20, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]


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A civil servant of the Jintian Township walks in a flooded office building in Guiping City,
south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 20, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]


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Liu Jinqing, a villager of the Xinwei Village, searches for life necessities in his house destroyed by the floods in Guiping City,
south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 20, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]


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