Draft:Typhoon Anita (1967)
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Preparations
[edit]Hong Kong
[edit]Typhoon warnings were issued for coastal areas near the nation as Anita approached.[1]
China
[edit]As Anita neared the nation, Radio Peking (now known as China Radio International) issued typhoon warnings in the coastal regions of Kwangtung Province (now known as Guangdong Province).[2]
Impact
[edit]Philippines
[edit]In the province of Ilocos Norte alone, twenty people died due to Anita.[3]
In the town of Dingras, two families were buried alive by mud.[3] Six villages were isolated from the city of Laoag. [3]
Heavy rainfall from Anita produced mudslides that collapsed a gold and copper mine in Baguio, trapping forty-three miners.[4][5] Of those miners, twenty-seven survived, eight went missing, and eight died.[4]
Elsewhere
[edit]Taiwan
[edit]China
[edit]Hong Kong
[edit]Heavy rainfall produced by Anita caused a Thai Airways International jetliner to crash into Kowloon Bay, killing 24 people.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Typhoon Alert On". Vol. 85, no. 47. The Spokesman-Review. Thomson Reuters. 30 June 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Typhoon Heads For Red China Coast". Vol. 90, no. 155. Modesto Bee And News Herald. United Press International. 29 June 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Typhoon kills 20 people". The Straits Times. United Press International. 4 July 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Dirty Undershirt Satisfies Hunger". No. 247. Spokane, Washington: Spokane Daily Chronicle. United Press International. 5 July 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Hope Fades for Trapped 41 Miners". Vol. 85, no. 47. The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 30 June 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "15 Americans Among Dead In Jet Crash". Vol. 84, no. 9. The Pittsburgh Press. 1 July 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 21 October 2024.