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Winnie, the worst typhoon to hit Taiwan
and China in the past decade, has left more than 250 people dead and some
3,000
injured. Between 17 and 19 August, the typhoon hit Taiwan, Zhejiang, Shangdong
and Jiangsu provinces as well as the city of Shanghai, destroying thousands
of houses. Before the typhoon reached low lying coastal areas of
China, nearly a million inhabitants were evacuated. In Zhejiang province,
nine Red Cross medical teams were dispatched to assist victims. They distributed
medicines and clothing as well as disinfectant and spraying equipment.
Six medical teams are assisting the injured in Shangdong province.
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