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WORLD NEWS Friday 25 august 2017

16 dead as strong typhoon floods Macau, southern China

dead as a sudden deluge (19-square mile) territory.
swamped the gambling Coutinho said the flooding
hub of Macau, submerg- was at its worst in the older
ing streets and strand- parts of the city’s down-
ing residents. Macau said town, where narrow lanes
Thursday that eight people date back from Macau’s
were killed in the former time as a Portuguese colo-
Portuguese colony, includ- ny for more than four cen-
ing two men found over- turies. “People were just
night in a submerged park- swimming, they cried for
ing garage. Another 153 help. There were no boats.
were injured amid exten- The water came so sud-
sive flooding, power out- denly,” said Coutinho, who
ages, and the smashing of slammed the city govern-
doors and windows by high ment for having “reacted
winds and driving rain. so slowly and so badly.”
“It’s a calamity, the losses Casinos downtown “were
are high and a lot of build- either closed or barely op-
ings need repair,” said Ma- erating,” while some resorts
cau lawmaker Jose Pereira in the newer Cotai district
Coutinho, adding that he were in better shape but
heard from many people operating without air con-
A woman holds on to her pet as they evacuate from flood waters caused by Typhoon Hato and who still had no water or ditioning, Union Gaming
the tide in Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province. The most powerful typhoon to hit electricity a day after Ty- Research analyst Grant
the southern Chinese region in more than half a century left at least 16 dead as a sudden deluge
swamped the gambling hub of Macau. phoon Hato tore across Govertsen said in a report.
(Chinatopix Via AP) the 30-square kilometer q
By KELVIN CHAN most powerful typhoon to
CHRIS BODEEN hit the southern Chinese
Associated Press region in more than half
HONG KONG (AP) — The a century left at least 16

Angolan election commission

says ruling party has big lead

By CHRIS TORCHIA million ballots counted
Associated Press from Wednesday’s vote,
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — while the UNITA opposition
Angola’s ruling party has party had 24 percent and
a large lead over the main a smaller opposition group,
opposition with votes from CASA-CE, had 8 per-
nearly two-thirds of polling cent, election commission
stations counted, the elec- spokeswoman Julia Ferreira
tion commission said Thurs- said on live television.
day, opening the way for The MPLA earlier Thursday
Defense Minister Joao Lou- claimed victory, saying
renco to succeed President partial results from its own
Jose Eduardo dos Santos tally indicated it had won
after his 38-year rule. a majority. UNITA disputed
The announcement fol- that claim. The MPLA made
lowed a day of conflicting its claim after reviewing
claims by the rival parties, data relayed by its dele-
which fought each other in gates from polling stations
a long civil war in the south- nationwide, said Joao Mar-
ern African nation that tins, a senior official at the
ended in 2002. party’s headquarters in Lu-
Provisional tallies showed anda, the capital, accord-
the ruling MPLA party with ing to the Portuguese news
64 percent with nearly 6 agency Lusa.q