Typhoon strikes Asia

This item appears on page 18 of the September 2014 issue.

Typhoon Rammasun made landfall in the Philippines on July 15, killing 94 people and leaving millions without power. The typhoon also damaged or destroyed more than 26,000 homes and caused millions of dollars worth of damage to crops and livestock.

Rammasun moved from the Philippines to China, where it left 38 people dead on Hainan Island and forced more than 600,000 people to be evacuated. Rammasun hit Vietnam on July 22, killing at least 11 people, leaving many more missing and causing major floods in the northern provinces.