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South China battered by destructive typhoon

By He Shusi in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province and Li Wenfang in Guangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2018-09-17 07:38

Mangkhut makes landfall, residents forced to stay shuttered in homes

Typhoon Mangkhut barreled through the Pearl River Delta on Sunday, leaving a trail of damage, flooding and injuries in its wake and forcing the closure of schools, markets and most public services across the region.

After claiming at least 29 lives in the Philippines, the destructive storm made landfall at 5 pm on Sunday on the coast of Jiangmen in western Guangdong province, packing winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour, according to the provincial meteorological station.

South China battered by destructive typhoon

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