Super Typhoon Rammasun came ashore over the northern tip of China's Hainan Island on early Friday morning, eastern time, bringing sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, heavy rain and a storm surge that may have exceeded 20 feet. The storm killed at least one person on Hainan Island, having made a staggeringly rapid comeback after weakening when it hit the Philippines earlier in the week.
The typhoon killed 54 people in the Philippines. In mainland China, Rammasun will go down in history as one of the top 5, or possibly even the top 3 strongest typhoons on record make landfall there
The Xinhua News Agency said Rammasun was the most powerful storm to hit Hainan Island since 1973. Read more...
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