The death toll from Typhoon Fanapi, one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, has reached 70, state media reported Saturday, after rescuers uncovered more than a dozen bodies.
Workers searching through the debris left by mudslides discovered the bodies in southern Guangdong province, local disaster relief authorities said, adding that 65 people are still missing, Xinhua reported, according to foreign media.
Authorities said helicopters were being used to ferry water, food and tents to people in isolated areas, many of which had been cut off by flooding.
Around 100,000 people had been evacuated, with nearly 4,000 homes having collapsed, Xinhua said, adding that 42,000 hectares (104,000 acres) of farmland had been badly affected.
Around 2.4 billion yuan (360 million dollars) of damage had been wreaked by the storm, which also lashed Taiwan, killing two people and injuring 100 on the island.
Source: Panorama | Armenian news
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