Death toll from typhoon Rammasun rises to 26  

中國多地受“威馬遜”影響 四省份26人死25人失蹤

A building collapses on a motorcar after landfall of the typhoon Rammasun in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, July 19, 2014. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)

The death toll from super typhoon Rammasun has increased to 26 as of 9 am Monday, according to latest official figures.

Rammasun, the strongest typhoon to hit south China in four decades, brought gales, downpours and floods to a number of southern provinces, affecting more than 8 million people in the provinces of Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said a statement released Monday by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Thirteen deaths were reported in south China's Hainan, nine in southwest China's Guangxi and four in neighboring Yunnan, it said.

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. >>>