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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri Jul 05 2002 - 09:49:12 EDT

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Worker housing in Shanghai collapses as storm sweeps up China's east coast;
five killed (Associated Press)

"rees were blown over and electricity lost in parts of the metropolis of
about 17 million people, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. About
2,700 residents were evacuated following torrential rain in Zhejiang
province to the south, anti-flood officials said.

The storm is the remnant of Typhoon Rammasun, which was downgraded to a
severe tropical storm Friday after it also brought bad weather to Japan and
South Korea. At its height, its wind speed was measured at 160 kph (99
mph), the Hong Kong Observatory said.

Rammasun, which means "god of thunder" in Thai, had been one of the
earliest typhoons of this year's season, which typically falls between June
and September. A typhoon is downgraded to a tropical storm when its surface
winds slow to below 118 kph (74 mph).

A migrant-worker village collapsed in strong winds Friday, killing five
people as a tropical storm swept north along China's east coast and
buffeted its most populous city, Shanghai.

Thousands were evacuated in a neighboring province because of rising flood
waters."

For the full story, go to:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020705/ap_wo_en_po/china_tropical_storm_1

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