Typhoon Koppu affects 1m residents

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-16 00:05

One person is missing and more than a million residents affected as typhoon Koppu landed in southern China's Guangdong province Tuesday, local authorities said.

About 1.06 million people in 69 townships in Jiangmen and Yangjiang cities were feeling the effect of the storm at 6 pm, said Guangdong Flooding and Drought Relief Headquarters. One person in Zhuhai City is missing.

The typhoon, the 15th this year, has brought heavy rains to the province.

In Yangjiang city, where the typhoon downgraded into a strong tropical storm, fallen trees and branches could be seen along the roads.

Local experts have warned of flash flooding, and mud and landslides.

Koppu would bring heavy rain to most parts of southwestern Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, southern Hainan province and Guangdong during the next two days, China's central observatory said.