China: Typhoon: 2002/09/07
GLIDE: ST-2002-000570-CHN
| Period | 2002/09/07 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Typhoon |
| Outline | A typhoon Sinlaku that left two people missing in Taiwan hit China with strong winds and heavy rain, forcing the evacuation of around 80,000 people in China. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Yahoo asia News 2002/09/09 | ||
| Dead:26 people Affected:More than seven million people |
Affected farmland:170,000 hectares Destroyed:7,900 houses |
Damaged: more than one billion yuan ($120 million) |
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Yahoo asia News 2002/09/09
Typhoon Sinlaku has faded away after killing 26 people, destroying thousands of homes and causing more than one billion yuan ($120 million) in damage in southeastern China.
The Guardian news 2002/09/08
China Typhoon Reportedly Kills 23
Yahoo asia News 2002/09/08
Typhoon Sinlaku killed 11 people and 300,000 evacuated in southeast China.
CNN news 2002/09/07
Eastern China braces for arrival of Typhoon Sinlaku.More than 48,000 people were evacuated
Reuters News 2002/09/06
It said 80,000 people were evacuated from the Zhejiang cities of Wenzhou and Taizhou, around 300 km (190 miles) south of Shanghai in China.