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One fisherman died and 16 were missing after the typhoon slammed into the coastal city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, on Sunday afternoon.
Heavy rains have occurred in many parts of northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Mujigae that battered the southern Chinese province of Guangxi on Sunday evening, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.
Packing winds of 112 m.p.h.at its center, Mujigae – “rainbow” in Korean – was moving northwest at around 12 m.p.h., the meteorological center said.
A typhoon bringing heavy rain churned inland through southern China on Monday, a day after making landfall, killing at least six people, injuring hundreds, knocking out power and overturning cars.
The suspension of ferries to Shenzhen has also left a few tourists stranded at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, causing them to travel to Zhuhai before taking ferries back home. However, many tourist attractions on the popular resort island were forced to stay closed due to the impact of the typhoon.
Almost 200,000 people in southern China were evacuated before the typhoon hit close to the city of Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province.
At least seven people have been killed after a typhoon with winds in excess of 180km/h battered the coast of south China.
And 68 flights from and to the Haikou Meilan worldwide Airport were cancelled.
Meantime, the Philippine coast guard searched for 23 fishing boats with more than 120 fishermen lost when Mujigae hit the main island of Luzon.
Tens of thousands of workers have been put on standby in Guangdong to deal with any power cuts caused by the typhoon, Xinhua reported.
It made landfall in Guangdong province, the Global Times reported.
Courtesy of rapidnewsnetwork.com
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