Super typhoon Rammasun hits China's Hainan

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-7-19 14:12:27

Strong winds blow trees in Wenchang, south China's island of Hainan Province, July 18, 2014. A man was killed when super typhoon Rammasun made landfall in Wenchang on Friday afternoon. Rammasun is expected to be the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan Province in 40 years. (Xinhua/Wang Yongqiang)
 

 A pond is seen at a construction site after landfall of the typhoon Rammasun in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, July 19, 2014. Typhoon Rammasun, the ninth in this year and the strongest in decades, made its first landfall in Wenchang City in the island province of Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Wei Hua)


 

 Window glass of a building are broken by heavy wind after landfall of the typhoon Rammasun in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, July 19, 2014. Typhoon Rammasun, the ninth in this year and the strongest in decades, made its first landfall in Wenchang City in the island province of Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Wei Hua)


 

  Trees fall and traffic facilities are damaged after landfall of the typhoon Rammasun in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, July 19, 2014. Typhoon Rammasun, the ninth in this year and the strongest in decades, made its first landfall in Wenchang City in the island province of Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Wei Hua)


 

  Motorcars are soaked in water on a flooded road after landfall of the typhoon Rammasun in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, July 19, 2014. Typhoon Rammasun, the ninth in this year and the strongest in decades, made its first landfall in Wenchang City in the island province of Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Wei Hua)


 

 Municipal workers clear tree branches off the road in Wenchang, south China's island of Hainan Province, July 18, 2014. A man was killed when super typhoon Rammasun made landfall in Wenchang on Friday afternoon. Rammasun is expected to be the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan Province in 40 years. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)


 

 A municipal worker drives a bulldozer to clear broken trees off the road in Wenchang, south China's island of Hainan Province, July 18, 2014. A man was killed when super typhoon Rammasun made landfall in Wenchang on Friday afternoon. Rammasun is expected to be the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan Province in 40 years. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)


 

 A municipal worker drives a bulldozer to clear broken trees off the road in Wenchang, south China's island of Hainan Province, July 18, 2014. A man was killed when super typhoon Rammasun made landfall in Wenchang on Friday afternoon. Rammasun is expected to be the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan Province in 40 years. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)


 

 Cameramen shoot against strong gales in Wenchang, south China's island of Hainan Province, July 18, 2014. A man was killed when super typhoon Rammasun made landfall in Wenchang on Friday afternoon. Rammasun is expected to be the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan Province in 40 years. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)


 

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