First published at 03:11 UTC on August 12th, 2019.
Typhoon Lekima - China - Aug. 2019
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At least 33 people have been killed and several people remain missing after a typhoon made landfall in eastern China. Typhoon Lekima swept along the coa…
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Typhoon Lekima - China - Aug. 2019
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At least 33 people have been killed and several people remain missing after a typhoon made landfall in eastern China. Typhoon Lekima swept along the coast south of Shanghai early Sunday morning, causing hundreds of homes to collapse.
More than a million residents were evacuated from China's coast in advance of the storm, and more than 180 rescue teams, 36,000 firefighters and 8,400 fire engines were on standby, according to Sky News.
China has also cancelled flights, and temporarily shut down a high-speed train between Shanghai and other cities.
The typhoon has spurred landslides, including in a village in Yongjia county, where 23 people were killed. In the city of Linhai, water reached the top of the first floor of buildings, "leaving only treetops sticking out," according to The New York Times.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/11/750299...
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