The World - News from July 15, 1986
Two million soldiers and civilians are working nonstop in China’s southern Guangdong province to rescue tens of thousands of people stranded by Typhoon Peggy, the official New China News Agency reported. The agency said that rescue teams have saved 120,000 people trapped by flood waters since the storm struck on Friday. At least 21 Chinese were killed and almost 300 injured by the typhoon, which last week left 119 people dead in the Philippines. Meanwhile, a Chinese newspaper said that a tornado, which also struck Friday, killed 31 people and injured about 500 when it hit Shanghai, China’s largest city.
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