(LIANG XU)

Typhoon Rammasun struck south China on July 18 and 19, bringing torrential rain, flooding and extreme winds to the country's southern provinces, affecting nearly 10 million people in the provinces of Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The typhoon caused 46 deaths, with another 25 reported missing. A total of 37,000 houses and 250,000 hectares of crops were destroyed, causing combined direct economic losses worth 33.6 billion yuan ($5.5 billion) in the affected area.

On July 23, typhoon Matmo made landfall in east China's Fujian Province, making it the 10th typhoon to affect the country this year so far.