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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Thu Aug 28 2003 - 20:21:49 EDT
http://www.cma.gov.cn/ywwz/englishread.php?recid=24888
Typhoon Krovanh, which whipped across south China on Monday, has left
thousands homeless and caused great economic losses in the southern
provinces of Hainan, Guangdong and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,
officials said Tuesday.
The typhoon brought gales and heavy rainstorms, toppling some 1,700
houses and devastating 16 small reservoirs in Hainan Island, where it first
struck on Monday.
Local officials said it was the worst disaster to hit the island
province this year, affecting the lives and livelihoods of more than 1.8
million people.
Great damage was also reported in Beihai city of Guangxi, where a total
of 988 million yuan (about US$119 million) worth of property was swept away
by Typhoon Krovanh.
The local observatory in Beihai said it was the biggest typhoon to hit
the city since 1954.
To date, at least two people have been confirmed dead from the typhoon
in Guangdong, where more than 10,000 houses were destroyed.
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