Typhoon Linfa Hits Southern China

The powerful Typhoon Linfa has made landfall Thursday in southern China, the first of two large storms taking aim at the Chinese coast. The Xinhua news agency says Linfa hit the southern province of Guangdong, where it was bringing winds of up to 126 kilometers per hour. In advance of the storm, Guangdong authorities closed schools, suspended passenger trains, and recalled boats to ports, according to Xinhua. The state-run Hong Kong Observatory issued a strong wind warning, saying...

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