Typhoon Maysak and Sokoto Boat Mishap Cause Significant Fatalities
The death toll from Typhoon Maysak in China has risen to 159, while a separate boat mishap in Sokoto, Nigeria, has claimed 53 lives. Both events highlight catastrophic losses in their respective regions.
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China’s Typhoon Maysak death toll soars to 159 as region tallies catastrophic losses
The official death toll from Typhoon Maysak’s devastating floods in southern China jumped from 39 to 159 on Friday, as authorities updated the figures for the first time in six weeks. According to media briefings held in Nanning and Guigang in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, 10 people remained missing and the disaster affected more than 1.65 million people, state news agency Xinhua reported. The typhoon triggered “historically rare, large-scale and persistent heavy rainfall” in the province...
By Phoebe Zhang
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SOKOTO: The death toll from the boat mishap at the Gorau crossing point in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State has risen to 53, following the recovery of more bodies from the river. The post Photos: Death toll rises to 53 in Sokoto boat mishap appeared first on Vanguard News.
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