BEIJING, China (AFP) — The death toll from Typhoon Lekima rose to 49 on Tuesday and 21 were still missing after the monster storm wreaked havoc on China’s eastern coast, causing huge damage with strong gales and torrential rain. Lekima hit the three Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Shandong, and Anhui over the weekend and forced more than a million residents to flee. China’s official news agency Xinhua said late Monday that at least 49 people […]
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Typhoon Lekima death toll rises to 44 in eastern China
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A monster storm that smashed its way up the eastern China coast and forced more than a million residents to flee has killed 44 people, state media said Monday. Footage on state broadcaster CCTV showed fields and streets flooded by muddy water, submerged vehicles, scattered debris and trees blown over as strong winds and rain from Typhoon Lekima pounded cities along the seaboard. At least 16 people were still missing […]
At least 13 dead, 16 missing as Typhoon Lekima slams east China
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — At least 13 people were killed and 16 others missing in a landslide after Typhoon Lekima lashed eastern China, national television reported Saturday. The tragedy occurred in the municipality of Wenzhou, which was in the path of the storm as it made landfall overnight, CCTV said. “Torrential rains caused a landslide on a mountain that blocked a river below,” it said. The resulting “dam” created a lake which swept downstream […]
Super Typhoon Lekima barrels towards China
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China issued a red alert Friday for incoming Super Typhoon Lekima, expected to batter eastern Zhejiang province early Saturday morning with high winds and torrential rainfall. The ninth typhoon of the year is projected to move northwest up China’s coast Saturday with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) focusing its attention on Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Shandong provinces. Lekima’s center was about 290 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of the city of […]





