China: Heavy Flooding Follows Typhoon Leaving At Least 49 People Dead

Record ID: 3201

  • Title: China: Heavy Flooding Follows Typhoon Leaving At Least 49 People Dead
  • Date: 8th August 1988
  • Summary: China had no respite from extreme weather conditions on August 8 when a typhoon with gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour (75 miles per hour) swept through Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. It followed a weekend rainstorm which left 49 people dead and ten missing.
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  • Location: CHINA ZHEJIANG HANGZHOW SHANXI INNER MONGOLIA
  • Reuters ID: LDL0011N16PNJ
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