Two more people have been reported dead from the rage of Typhoon
Dujuan in south China's Guangdong province, according to the latest
information from the provincial flood control and drought relief
headquarters.
The deaths, one in Shenzhen and the other in Jieyang, bring the
total casualties from Dujian to 40, most of whom lived in hastily
built shanty shelters, according to the headquarters.
The typhoon, the most powerful to hit the Pearl River Delta over
the past 34 years since 1979, also left about 1,000 others injured
in this south China province.
The combined direct economic losses in the province are
estimated at around 2.29 billion yuan (about 276 million US
dollars), according to the headquarters.
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has
specially appointed officials to go to Guangdong to help organize
rescue and relief work while the province speeds up renovating the
highways, infrastructure for telecommunications, water and power
supplies and irrigation systems which suffered serious damage as
Dujuan swept through.
Typhoon Dujuan has weakened to a tropical storm and faded in
neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region via Yunfu city of
Guangdong Wednesday afternoon.
(Xinhua News Agency September 6, 2003)
