Rumbia subsides but still brings gales and heavy rain_美文

Rumbia subsides but still brings gales and heavy rain

Mo Jinmei, a school teacher in Shangsi county of Fangchenggang, was more concerned. "My students living in the mountains cannot come to school today. I have not seen them for two days. I am a little worried about the safety of their dilapidated houses."

The National Meteorological Center of China forecast at 5 pm on Tuesday that Rumbia was moving northwest at 25 kilometers per hour and would affect Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces in one to two days, making the flooding in southwestern China even worse.

Six people were killed in a landslide that was triggered by heavy rain in Yunnan province on Tuesday.

The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said 79 people died in floods in June in China.

Questions:

1. How many tropical storms hit China this year?

2. What is the latest one called?

3. Where did it land?

Answers:

1. 6.

2. Rumbia.

3. The storm landed in the coastal region of Beibu Gulf in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in South China.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.