ReliefWeb

Typhoon Rammasun, the 9th typhoon in 2014, which is the strongest typhoon in four decades to hit the mainland China, has brought landfalls in four provinces: Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan provinces, on 18 July and 19 July. As of 09:00 local time on July 21, strong winds, flash floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Rammasun have caused 46 deaths, 25 missing, 628,000 relocated and 9.96 million people affected in Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan province. The total economic loss reached CNY 26.212 billion (approx. CHF 3.82 billion).

Both the headquarters (HQs) and the branches of the RCSC were well prepared for this disaster prior to the typhoon making landfall. When the typhoon hit in Hainan on 18 July, RCSC immediately started relief operations in the area. Non-food relief items (NFRIs) including family kits, tents, clothes and quilts from local disaster preparedness warehouses were distributed to help the vulnerable people in the affected areas. Besides NFRIs distribution, the Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) from local branches were also deployed to the affected area.