Typhoon In-fa hits China's east coast; Death toll in Henan flooding mounts to 63
The Hindu
Henan province is experiencing the heaviest rainfall in 1,000 years
Typhoon In-Fa made landfall in China's east Zhejiang province on June 26, packing winds of up to 38 meters per second at its centre, while the death toll from the rain-triggered unprecedented floods in Henan province has risen to 63, officials said. The typhoon, the sixth of this year, hit land in Zhoushan city’s Putuo district at approximately 12:30 P.M., the local flood control headquarters said. Weather authorities have forecast the typhoon will make a second landfall in coastal areas between Zhejiang's Jiaxing city and Jiangsu province's Qidong city on June 26.
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