Typhoon Wipha, which fizzled into a tropical storm while sweeping across eastern China, killed nine people and left three missing when it lashed the region with winds, torrential rains and landslides, reports said today.

Typhoon Wipha, which fizzled into a tropical storm while sweeping across eastern China, killed seven people and left three missing when it lashed the region with winds, torrential rains and landslides, reports said today.

Typhoon Wipha slammed into the Chinese coast today, flooding streets and fields and causing massive transport disruptions.

Tropical storm Wipha strengthened into a typhoon today, and Taiwanese authorities issued a land warning for it, adding to their existing sea caution.