Typhoon Rammasun incurs huge economic losses in China

Direct economic losses caused by super typhoon Rammasun amounted to 26.55 billion yuan ($4.32 billion) in south China, official figures showed on Sunday.

The strongest typhoon in four decades has ravaged 468,500 hectares of crops and destroyed 37,000 homes in Hainan Province, Guangdong Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.

Rammasun weakened to a tropical depression early Sunday morning but is still affecting China's southern regions.

Death toll from super typhoon Rammasun rises to 17 in China

The death toll from super typhoon Rammasun has increased to 17 as of Sunday as one more person was confirmed dead in the island province of Hainan.

Rammasun, the strongest typhoon to hit south China in four decades, brought gales and downpours to a number of southern provinces. At least two people are missing, according to local civil affairs authorities. >>>