The typhoon had moved toward the province of Guangxi as of this morning but in just one day it wreaked millions in damages to the neighboring Guangdong province. Rammasun is the ninth named typhoon this year but the strongest for China’s southern region in decades. Liu Yang takes a stock of the damages from Guangdong
The typhoon has finally left Guangdong, and it’s clean up time for local residents and armed forces from Zhanjiang’s Frontier Inspection Station.
"We will patrol the entire area and respond to any reports on casualties, and if debris has blocked the streets, we will help to clear it up," Wu Guoqiang, Soldier, Zhangjiang Frontier Inspection Station said.
As normalcy returns to the city, many are taking stock of damages as financial losses total into the millions. 450 thousand people were left devastated, and local government urgently evacuated 20,000 to higher grounds. Rammasun ranks at level 17 for a typhoon, at a force not seen by local residents in years.
"I only saw a similarly strong typhoon in 1996, of level 16 back then," a resident said.
"Compared with the last time or the one in 1996, then we were blown off ground when we walked on the street, but this time it occurred at night around 9 and it was a scary experience," a resident said.
China’s meteorological authority on Saturday maintains a top-level red alert for super typhoon Rammasun as downpours and gales continue to sweep the southern coastal provinces.
