Typhoon Haima churned toward southern China on Friday after smashing into the northern Philippines with ferocious wind and rain, triggering flooding, landslides and power outages. (AP Photo ) Typhoon Haima churned toward southern China on Friday after smashing into the northern Philippines with ferocious wind and rain, triggering flooding, landslides and power outages. (AP Photo )More than 1.69 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haima which also caused economic losses amounting to USD 517 million in south China’s Guangdong province. Typhoon Haima triggered sudden downpours in several cities, the provincial civil affairs department said on Sunday. Read: Typhoon Haima makes landfall in ChinaBy Saturday, power supply in 95.5 per cent areas affected by the typhoon had restored.

Source: Indian Express October 23, 2016 10:52 UTC