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  • Typhoon Damrey slams into southern China – Hainan island's strongest storm in 30 years

    09/26/2005 10:16:47 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 10 replies · 1,400+ views
    ap on San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 9/26/05 | Christopher Bodeen - ap
    SHANGHAI, China – Typhoon Damrey slammed into southern China's resort island of Hainan on Monday, killing at least two people, collapsing houses and sweeping away rice, rubber and banana crops. Packing winds of up to 125 mph, Damrey made landfall north of Hainan's Wanning City before dawn, the official Xinhua News Agency said. It was the island's strongest typhoon since 1973, the agency said. The storm, whose name means "elephant" in Cambodian, scoured the island's southern portion before heading out to sea to toward Vietnam to the west. More than 200,000 people were being evacuated along the coast ahead of...