Prapiroon making landfall in China

Prapiroon making landfall in China
(Agencies)
Updated: 2006-08-04 14:59

A man walks in the rain along a street in Hong Kong Aug 3, 2006. Typhoon Prapiroon, which killed six people and forced thousands to flee their homes in the northern Philippines, churned towards southern China on Thursday and tens of thousands were evacuated ahead of its arrival.[Reuters]

A man walks in the rain along a street in Hong Kong Aug 3, 2006. Typhoon Prapiroon killed five people after making landfall Friday and pounded southern China with torrential rains and gale force winds. The storm forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people across south China, uprooting trees and overturning vehicles. [Reuters]

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