Typhoon Usagi kills 2 in China
Xinhua | Updated: 2013-09-22 21:56
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Huge waves splash on a dyke before the landing of super typhoon Usagi in Shantou, South China's Guangdong province on Sept 22, 2013. [Photo/CFP] |
GUANGZHOU - At least two people have been killed as typhoon Usagi, the strongest of the year, made landfall in South China's Guangdong province on Sunday evening, local authorities said.
The typhoon, packing winds up to 162 km per hour at the center, came ashore at 7:40 pm in east Guangdong's Shanwei city, according to the provincial meteorological station.
Before the landfall, a tree was felled by strong winds in Shantou city, killing two people, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said.
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