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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Tropical storm slams into parts of southern China already reeling from deadly flooding

An aerial view shows floodwaters from a river overwhelming towns in Huaiji county of south Guangdong province - (Xinhua)

A tropical depression has made landfall on China’s southern Hainan island, bringing a fresh spell of heavy rain and strong winds to a region already reeling from deadly floods.

The system, which crossed the island’s northeastern coast early on Wednesday, is expected to move across Hainan before making a second landfall in Guangdong province.

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