Disasters brought by Typhoon Haima have affected 1.69 million people in south China's Guangdong Province, the provincial civil affairs department said.
Typhoon Haima barreled into Guangdong Friday, triggering sudden downpours in several cities. There have been no reports of casualties following the timely evacuation of 668,000 people to safer areas.
The department has received reports of damage to 2,749 houses and some 178,000 hectares of crops. The department estimated that the economic losses total 3.5 billion yuan (517 million US dollars), state news agency (Xinhua) reported.
The typhoon caused power outages to 2.12 million households. By Saturday, 95.5% of them had regained power supply.
Source: QNA
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