Typhoon Lekima made landfall near Shitangzhen, China, with strong wind and heavy rain on Saturday. Search and rescue operations are underway as the death toll rises.
Damage pictures coming out of China, it’s showing extensive flooding caused by Typhoon Lekima. The damage to the buildings in these pics are not too significant but they are interestingly minor, considering this was a strong Category 2 at landfall.
China has issued a "red alert" for super typhoon Lekima as it halts flights and trains to eastern coastal areas pic.twitter.com/rdR2qFJIqY
— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) August 9, 2019
Super typhoon Lekima has damaged roads and temporarily cut power of 40,000 households as it swept Taiwan.
It is now headed towards the East Coast of China pic.twitter.com/ixxAEVZLkN
— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) August 9, 2019
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