4 Chinese Provinces Battered by Typhoon
Nearly 1 million civilians and soldiers battled severe flooding in four provinces Thursday after a destructive sweep by Typhoon Mamie that killed at least 16 people in northeastern China.
Winds and rains ruined homes and crops in Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces, Chinese radio and newspaper reports said.
The official New China News Agency said the typhoon struck Monday in Qingdao, 350 miles southeast of Peking, and then blew north over Bohai Bay to batter Dalian. It then swept inland, dumping up to 16 inches of rain on parts of Liaoning province--already soaked by a month of torrential rains--before battering Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces. Nineteen rivers were reported flooding.
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