China: Typhoon: 2015/06/22-25
| Period | 2015/06/22-25 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Typhoon |
| Outline | Typhoon Kujira has affected 193,000 people in south China's Hainan Province as torrential rain damaged crops and caused economic losses, Chinese flood control and drought relief authorities said June 24. |
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| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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XinHua 2015/06/24
Typhoon Kujira has affected 193,000 people in south China\'s Hainan Province as torrential rain damaged crops and caused economic losses, Chinese flood control and drought relief authorities said June 24.
Some 111,000 mu (7,400 hectares) of crops were damaged by heavy rain brought by the typhoon, causing economic losses worth 88 million yuan (14.4 million U.S. dollars) in Hainan as of June 24, according to the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
It said in a statement that the province has witnessed a daily average of 102 mm of rain since June 22, with some parts seeing up to 732 mm.
The rain has helped relieve a prolonged drought in the province, and no casualties have been reported due to the typhoon, which made landfall on June 23 evening.