Typhoon Matmo Killed More Than 10 People in China

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2014-07-27
People's Republic of China
Storm

Typhoon Matmo kills 13 people in China, leaves thousands in need of basic living supplies.Typhoon Matmo dumped heavy rain on Taiwan before arriving on the Chinese mainland on July 23and being downgraded to a tropical storm. It brought strong winds and heavy downpours to several provinces.July27,nine deaths had been reported in eastern Jiangxi province and four in southern Guangdong province. Nearly 290,000 residents had been relocated and some 37,000 were in urgent need of basic living supplies.