154 Killed, Thousands Evacuated in Storm
Tropical Storm Bilis killed at least 154 people as it toppled houses and forced the evacuation of thousands of villages in southeastern China, reports said.
Hardest-hit was the inland province of Hunan, where at least 78 people died. Forty-three deaths were reported in coastal Fujian province. The official New China News Agency said 33 died in Guangdong, a densely populated financial hub near Hong Kong.
In the city of Lechang, water was 10 feet deep in some places, forcing authorities to move 1,663 inmates from a prison.
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