China storm death toll reaches 48

China’s death toll from Tropical Storm Prapiroon has jumped to 48, with 15 more people missing, after the storm knocked down houses and set off landslides and flash floods, news reports said.

Deaths were reported in Guangdong province, where Prapiroon roared ashore on Thursday, and the neighbouring Guangxi region to the west, the Xinhua News Agency said. It said 46,000 houses were destroyed and damage was estimated at 2.4bn yuan (€233m).