Death toll from typhoon in eastern China rises to 28
The death toll from a major typhoon in eastern China rose to 28 on Sunday, with 20 people missing, state media reported, after torrential rains forced more than one million people to evacuate and triggered a landslide.
Typhoon Lekima made landfall early on Saturday in the eastern province of Zhejiang with winds gusting to 187 km (116 miles) per hour, causing travel chaos with thousands of flights cancelled and rail operations suspended.
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The deadly landslide occurred about 130 km north of the coastal city of Wenzhou, when a natural dam collapsed in an area deluged with 160 mm (6.3 inches) of rain within three hours, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
State media reports showed rescuers wading in waist-high waters to evacuate people from their homes, while the Ministry of Emergency Management said that more than one million people in the financial hub of Shanghai, as well as Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, have been evacuated.
https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/11/death-toll-from-typhoon-in-eastern-china-rises-to-28
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had somehow grown without the ability to see these things coming. I was looking at pictures and didn't see one of highways filled bumper-to-bumper with cars, as is shown with every big one here. Many must have driven inland, but stories of evacuations show other means.
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