Super Typhoon ramasun, Joan killed 8 people in provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi caused by super Typhoon ramasun | _ news
Xinhuanet, Beijing, July 19-18th in the afternoon to the morning of the 19th, super Typhoon "ramasun" successively in Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, China landed three times, so far, has killed at least 8 people were killed, many suffered.
Up to now, Hainan because of "ramasun" caused the housing collapse and the death toll has reached 5; 19th morning "ramasun" landed at the Guangxi, fangchenggang, a construction crane collapsed, causing 1 dead, 2 injured; the same day, Beihai city, Guangxi Province after Typhoon: a scaffolding collapse, caused the death of 2 people, 3 of them seriously.
In Hainan, the Typhoon "ramasun" to varying degrees affected in 19 counties in the province, a large number of houses being blown down, losses of crops, infrastructure, roads and bridges were destroyed. Worst-hit cities and counties for Wenchang, Haikou, Qionghai, chengmai, Ting.
Reporters "ramasun" landing on Hainan Wenchang Weng Tianzhen, electricity in the town to a standstill, houses were severely damaged. Tian Zhen Weng bazaars, blown by the wind scale, move and trash in exporting market stalls completely blocked.
In Guangdong, "ramasun" log in xuwen County's largest wind 17, 19th in xuwen County, roads everywhere are pulling the roots of trees, street lights were blown down, many auto glass has been blown to pieces. Counties in a State water and electricity shut off.
According to preliminary statistics, Guangdong provincial Department of Civil Affairs, as of 19th at 9 o'clock, the province has 1 city, 3 counties (cities, districts), and 31 townships (towns) to varying degrees affected by disaster-stricken population of 431,300; emergency transfer placement 14,800; 12.91 thousand hectares of affected crops; 445 houses collapsed.
In Guangxi, "ramasun" 19th morning after landfall, many sturdy tree branch broken, some trees were uprooted, water outages, some gas-station stop to refuel. 19th, all inbound and outbound flights failed to take off and land at the airport in Nanning, as of 12 o'clock noon, there have been 61 flights cancelled, around 900 people stranded. 13 EMU train stop in Guangxi the coastal rail line runs on.
Guangxi's Civil Affairs Department statistics, as of 19th 11:30, 1.5026 million people in Guangxi were affected, emergency shelter 146,900, emergency living assistance 38,700 people affected 31.87 hectares of crops, collapsed farm 239 556, 398 million yuan of direct economic losses.
National disaster reduction Commission and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has now been "ramasun" to Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan provinces herd life, impact, has already started the national grade IV emergency response, sent a work team to the affected areas to see disaster, aid in quake relief work.
(Edit: SN098)
16:43 on July 19, 2014 Xinhua NET
