Killer typhoon lashes China

ONE of the most powerful typhoons in years ripped into southern China yesterday after killing at least 10 people in the Philippines and injuring dozens more.

At least 11 people were injured in Hong Kong, mostly by flying debris, local media reported, while rescue helicopters braved strong winds and high seas to pluck 16 sailors from a container ship with a broken rudder.

Winds of up to 115 mph pounded the southern Chinese province of Guangdong as Typhoon Imbudo made landfall at noon near the city of Yangjiang, about 190 miles southwest of Hong Kong. The storm was moving northwest at about 28 kph.