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Typhoon Hato Kills 12, Injures Hundreds in South China

© AFP 2023 / Anthony WALLACE A man wades through floodwaters away from his car after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong on August 23, 2017
A man wades through floodwaters away from his car after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong on August 23, 2017 - Sputnik International
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At least 12 people have lost their lives and over 270 have been injured after a powerful storm hit southern Chinese territories, state media reported Thursday.

BEIJING (Sputnik) — Typhoon Hato, one of the strongest storms on record, made landfall in China’s gambling hub of Macao on Wednesday, killing eight people and hurting 153, according to the latest estimates by local authorities, cited by the China Central Television.

A man wades through floodwaters away from his car after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong on August 23, 2017 - Sputnik International
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The storm also tore through coastal Hong Kong, Guangdong, and Fujian provinces in China’s southeast. Authorities in Guangdong’s city of Zhuhai said on the Weibo microblog two residents had perished and 275 homes had been reduced to rubble.

Another two people died in Guangdong's prefecture-level city of Zhongshan in the Pearl River Delta. Strong gusts of wind uprooted trees and tore down power cables, while high tides along the waterfront swept away bridges and damaged sea ports.

The typhoon is predicted to grow weaker as it moves deeper into mainland China on Thursday. The current estimates of the damage stand at $1.02 billion.

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