WATCH: Typhoon Ferdie uproots 20,000 trees in ChinaAfter leaving Batanes under state of calamity, Typhoon Ferdie (international name: Meranti) headed towards China and wreaked havoc in Xiamen. AFP reported the typhoon has already exited China and weakened to a tropical depression. China’s most beautiful university, Xiamen University, was also gravely destroyed by the typhoon which was described as the world’s strongest this year. In a video posted by CCTV News, up to 20,000 trees were uprooted and had scattered in the streets of the university. WATCH: Typhoon Ferdie uproots 20,000 trees in China

Source: Manila Bulletin September 17, 2016 07:18 UTC