News]Typhoon Mangkhut: four dead in southern China

Typhoon Mangkhut: four dead in southern China, residents warned to remain alert

태풍 망쿳에 남중국에서 4명이 사망했네요

The clean-up begins as China’s southern provinces assess the damage of the biggest tropical storm of the year

남중국지방을 초토화 시키고 많은 재산 피해도 남겼네요.

A tree uprooted by Typhoon Mangkhut in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Photo: Reuters

가로수도 송두리째 뽑히고

At least four people have been killed in southern China after Typhoon Mangkhut, the most powerful tropical storm to hit the county this year, barrelled into the southern province of Guangdong, the local government said on Monday.

최소 4명이 숨지고 올해 가장 큰 태풍입니다.

Three people were killed by fallen trees in Guangzhou while another died under a collapsed structure in Dongguan, state-run People’s Daily reported. 광저우에서는 태풍에 쓰러지 나무에 숨지고 동광에서는 건물이 무너져 인명 피해가 났네요.

Some 3.1 million people were evacuated before the typhoon hit, according to official newspaper Nanfang Daily. More than 500,000 people were affected by the typhoon, state television said.

3백만명 이상이 태풍강타전 빠져나왔지만 5십만명 이상이 태풍에 영향을 받았습니다.

Mangkhut made landfall in western Guangdong on Sunday afternoon before moving into neighbouring Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region by midnight, bringing with it torrential rains and gales.

Though the worst appears to have passed for Guangdong, local meteorological authorities warned residents to remain alert for floods and landslides in Guangxi.

In Guangzhou, Baiyun International Airport resumed flights at 8am on Monday, but reminded passengers to check with airlines in advance to obtain flight information.

Other major airports in the Pearl River Delta, including Shenzhen and Zhuhai, also reopened on Monday morning. Both had been closed since midnight on Sunday.

But in the Guangxi capital of Nanning, 71 international flights had been cancelled by 9.30am on Monday due to Mangkhut as the province continued to reel from its aftermath.