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China: Typhoon: 2003/09/03
GLIDE: TC-2003-000105-CHN
| Period | 2003/09/03 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Typhoon |
| Outline | Typhoon Dujuan slammed into the southern Chinese coastal city of Shenzhen, killing at least 20 people and causing extensive damage to parts of the country's showcase economic development zone. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| CNN news 2003/09/04 | ||
| Dead: at least 86 people Missing: many people |
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| BBC News 2003/09/04 | ||
| Death: At least 32 people Injured:1,000 people |
Shenzhen province had incurred losses of around 2bn yuan ($241m). | |
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Report/Articles
CNN news 2003/09/04
Floods, landslides and the strongest typhoon to hit in a quarter of a century have killed at least 86 people in China with many others still missing.
Yahoo asia News 2003/09/08
Half-Million Evacuated in China Flooding
BBC News 2003/09/04
At least 32 people have been killed and about 1,000 injured in southern China by Typhoon Dujuan.
BBC News 2003/09/03
At least 23 people have been killed and 100 injured after Typhoon Dujuan struck southern China.
Yahoo asia News 2003/09/03
Storm Kills at Least 20 in Southern China
Pictures
BBC news 2003/09/03
In Pictures: Typhoon Dujuan