Typhoon Soulik has claimed lives of at least five people in China and Taiwan.
The typhoon claimed three lives in Guangdong province of China, Xinhua reported. About 250 millimetres of rainfall has been recorded in just 20 hours.
More than 500,000 people were evacuated from Fujian and Zhejiang, disaster management center said.
Typhoon Soulik made landfall in Fujian Province of China at 4 p.m.
Photo below shows citizens cleaning a waterlogged street in Shatian Township in Meizhou City, Guangdong, China, July 14, 2013 (Xinhua/Zhong Xiaofeng).
Similarly typhoon Soulik in Taiwan killed two people and injured at least 104 others.
Typhoon Soulik made landfall in Taiwan at around 03:00 on Saturday morning.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission had issued a circular calling for emergency health measures in natural disasters to prevent post-disaster epidemics.
About 5,500 soldiers were kept ready for possible disaster relief jobs.
Original post: Natural Disasters List July 15, 2013
The typhoon claimed three lives in Guangdong province of China, Xinhua reported. About 250 millimetres of rainfall has been recorded in just 20 hours.
More than 500,000 people were evacuated from Fujian and Zhejiang, disaster management center said.
Typhoon Soulik made landfall in Fujian Province of China at 4 p.m.
Photo below shows citizens cleaning a waterlogged street in Shatian Township in Meizhou City, Guangdong, China, July 14, 2013 (Xinhua/Zhong Xiaofeng).
Similarly typhoon Soulik in Taiwan killed two people and injured at least 104 others.
Typhoon Soulik made landfall in Taiwan at around 03:00 on Saturday morning.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission had issued a circular calling for emergency health measures in natural disasters to prevent post-disaster epidemics.
About 5,500 soldiers were kept ready for possible disaster relief jobs.
Original post: Natural Disasters List July 15, 2013
Comments
Post a Comment
Your feedback is important to us!
We invite all our readers to share with us their views about this natural disaster post.
Disclaimer: Comments posted below are from readers. In no way do they represent the view of Disaster-Report.com. This is a public forum.
Below views may be monitored for inappropriate content. Please note that your email address will NOT appear on the site. Read our privacy policy here.
Disaster Report reports recent natural disaster news 24 hours a day. A daily natural disasters list (published everyday) includes details of all (almost) natural disasters occurred worldwide. Click for recent natural disasters list.