| Event: | TC Tropical Cyclone |
| Number: | 2013-000099 |
| Country: | CHN China, People's Republic |
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| Date (YMD): | 2013-8-23 |
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| Information Source: | IFRC |
| Comments: | Trami, the 12th typhoon to hit the mainland China this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Fuqing, Fujian province, at 2:40 am on August 22. 189,800 residents living in work sheds or dilapidated houses in low-lying areas had moved to safer places. Trami was the second typhoon to hit South China this month. Last week, Typhoon Utor tore through China's southern regions, leaving 70 people dead and another 18 missing. Guangdong province had the most typhoon-related casualties, with 43 reported deaths as of 9 am August 22. The storms have affected more than 8 million people. While South China is battling the storms, northeastern China is fighting its worst floods in the past five decades. The number of casualties rose to 63 on August 21 in Liaoning with another 101 still missing.
Affected provinces include Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian.
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