Death toll rises to 18 as Typhoon Lekima sweeps through east China

Source: Xinhua| 2019-08-10 18:08:24|Editor: mingmei
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Rescuers are seen at the typhoon damaged area in Shanzao Village of Yantan Town in Yongjia County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 10, 2019. The death toll has risen to 18 as five more people were found dead as of 3:30 p.m. Saturday due to a typhoon-triggered barrier lake burst in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, said local authorities. Two of the five newly added deaths were previously reported as missing. Up to now, 14 people are still missing, said a source with the provincial publicity department of Yongjia County of the Communist Party of China. (Xinhua)

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