Typhoon Wipha had left seven people dead and four missing by
3:00 PM on Friday in east China, a spokesman with the Ministry of
Civil Affairs said.
A total of 2.7 million people in Zhejiang, Fujian, Shanghai and Jiangsu have been relocated and more than 11
million people were affected.
The typhoon, which caused direct economic losses of 7.45 billion
yuan (nearly US$1 billion), also destroyed more than 13,000 houses
and damaged 57,000 others, the spokesman said.
China's central government on Friday allocated 81 million yuan
in living subsidies for the people affected by "Wipha" in Zhejiang
and Fujian Provinces.
A disaster relief workgroup led by Dou Yupei, the vice minister
of Civil Affairs, went to the two provinces to direct the disaster
relief work.
(Xinhua News Agency September 22, 2007)