Thousands of Huns in southern China were cleaned up on Thursday after powerful typhoon Ragasa passed through Guangdong Province, tearing off trees, destroying fences and exploding buildings.
Ragasa kill There are at least 14 in Taiwan.
AFP On Thursday, reporters at the impact point around Shandong city saw fallen trees while signposts and debris were scattered on the street.
Light rain and breeze still linger as residents struggle to clear the losses. However, authorities have not reported any deaths related to the storm.
At the time of calling – the island managed by Yangjiang – relief workers tried to clear a huge tree spread across a wide road. The car drove around the wreckage on muddy tracks as the convoy struggled to get rid of the branches.
A seafood restaurant suffered severe damage and its back robbery completely collapsed or partially flew out.
“The wind is so strong that you can see it tear everything completely,” said Lin Xiaobing, a 50-year-old restaurant worker.
“There is no electricity (at home),” she said. She helped clean up information in the restaurant, where the floor was covered with water, dirt and debris. “Today, some houses still have electricity, while others don’t.”
The island is a popular resort and many locals rely on tourism to make a living.
“We can’t do business here on National Day,” she said, referring to the annual holiday in China on October 1, but it lasts until October 8.
“We plan to do some business this National Day to make up for that,” she added. “But we may not be able to do it now.”
Death in Taiwan
According to district officials, Ragasa’s pass in Taiwan killed at least 14 people, and dozens of people were injured when a decades-old barrier lake broke out in eastern Hualien County, where they revised the death toll from 17 times late Wednesday after eliminating duplicate cases.
Authorities initially said 152 people were not blamed, but later contacted more than 100 of them and were still trying to confirm the actual number of missing.
The storm landed on Wednesday night in mainland China near Haili Island.
By then, the Chinese authorities had already order Businesses and schools will be closed in at least 10 cities in the southern country, affecting tens of millions of people.
By Wednesday afternoon, nearly 2.2 million people in Guangdong had been relocated, but local officials later said several cities in the province began raising restrictions on schools and businesses.
China National Broadcasting Corporation CCTV Ragasa made her second landing in Beihai, Guangxi on Thursday morning, said in a tropical storm.
Chinese authorities have designated a fee equivalent to $49.2 million to support rescue and relief efforts in areas hit by typhoon ragasa Xinhua News Agency News Agency said.
Hong Kong beating
Hong Kong authorities said that as of Wednesday night, 101 people were treated in public hospitals during the typhoon, and more than 900 people sought shelter in 50 temporary shelters throughout the city.
China’s financial hub records hundreds of fallen trees and floods in multiple communities.
Many of the tall buildings of the city were killed and rattled in the harsh winds.
The Airport Authority said Wednesday night that about 1,000 flights were affected by Lagasa, adding that they are expected to return to normal operations within the next two days.
The highest warning for the typhoon was downgraded for 10 hours and 40 minutes on Wednesday afternoon in Hong Kong, the second longest in the city’s record.
Hong Kong’s Meteorological Bureau ranks the strongest among the storms in the Pacific Northwest this year.
