From The Border Mail
HANOI: At least three people have died and thousands have been relocated as a weakened Typhoon Haiyan brought gales and torrential rain to southern China’s Hainan province and Vietnam.
A family battle against the strong wind near the waterfront in Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Typhoon Utor lashed Hong Kong with wind and rain, closing down the bustling Asian financial center Wednesday before sweeping toward mainland China. (AP / Vincent Yu)
The typhoon, which weakened into a tropical storm after killing thousands in the Philippines over the weekend, affected about 480,000 people in the southern island province of Hainan.
Three people died and 39,000 were relocated as the tropical storm destroyed dozens of homes and damaged hundreds more across Hainan, the provincial Civil Affairs Bureau reported yesterday.
Seven crew from a cargo vessel were missing off Hainan, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The storm also affected the nearby southern Chinese provinces of Guangxi and Guangdong.
It hit land in Guangxi’s Ningming County yesterday with winds of about 120km/h, bringing up to 291 millimetres of rain in 24 hours.
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