Typhoon Merbok slashes its way into S China
By XU JINGXI | China Daily | 2017-06-13 07:57
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A warning line is set up on a beach in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province. The Shenzhen weather observatory issued a yellow alert for typhoon Merbok on June 12, 2017. [Photo/VCG] |
Merbok will intensify the rainstorms that hit China's southern and eastern regions over the weekend.
Continuous torrential rain since Friday has left 120,000 people with damaged property in Guizhou, according to Xinhua News Agency. Heavy rain forced the evacuation of 1,079 people and caused direct economic losses estimated at 48.7 million yuan ($7.16 million).
