Flooding and landslides from Typhoon Fanapi killed 13 people in southern China and left at least 33 missing, an official said on September 22, as the strongest storm to hit the country this year continued to drop heavy rain on parts of the region.
The typhoon hit Guangdong province after making a direct hit on the island of Taiwan on Sunday and killing two there.
China's national meteorological center said Fanapi is the strongest typhoon to hit China this year. It forecast heavy or torrential rains for parts of central and western parts of Guangdong through Thursday morning.
An official with Guangdong's flood, drought and wind control department said 13 were killed in landslides and flooding.
The state-run Xinhua News Agency said the dead included five people killed when a dam at the Xinyi Yinyan Tin Mine in Xinyi city was hit by a landslide and collapsed. The report cited city officials.
Nearly 350 houses were toppled in Xinyi, according to Xinhua.
AP
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