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Typhoon Mangkhut rips through Hong Kong and China

2018-09-17 10:00:35       source:The Aljazeera

September 17, 2018


Hong Kong and southern China took cover on Sunday as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the densely populated coast, a day after the biggest storm to hit the Philippines this year left at least 64 people dead.


Two more people were killed as the storm made landfall in southern China, according to Chinese state broadcaster CGTN.


More than 2.4 million people had been evacuated from seven cities in Guangdong province of China, according to The Associated Press news agency.


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