Thursday, August 03, 2006

Typhoon Prapiroon hits south China

Typhoon Prapiroon smashed into the coast of southern China Thursday as hundreds of thousands evacuated to temporary shelters.

About 400,000 people were evacuated from flood-prone areas of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan Island ahead of the storm, which packed 75 mph winds.

Local residents are evacuated before the arrival of Typhoon Prapiroon, in Zhongshan, in China's southern Guangdong province Thursday Aug. 3, 2006. Typhoon Prapiroon roared toward southern China on Thursday packing winds of up to 130 kph (80 mph), as authorities canceled train and ferry services and evacuated tens of thousands of people amid warnings of severe destruction. (AP Photo/Color China Photo)
Zhongshan residents are evacuated before the arrival of Typhoon Prapiroon, in China's southern Guangdong province Thursday Aug. 3, 2006. AP Photo/Color China Photo via Yahoo News.

The same area is still recovering from direct hits by Typhoon Kaemi that killed 35 people last week, and Tropical Storm Bilis that killed more than 600 people last month.

Chinese officials estimate more than 1 million homes have been damaged and millions of acres of farmland and forest have been destroyed during this typhoon season.
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