Saomai sweeps through E. China, killing 111
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-08-11 21:59
A villager in Cangnan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, points
at houses ruined by the gales brought by typhoon Saomai Friday,
August 11, 2006. Saomai, the most powerful typhoon to hit China in five decades
raged across the southeastern coast Thursday, claiming at least 111 lives as it
capsized ships, destroyed buildings and forced 1.5 million people from their
homes. [Xinhua]
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