More than 212,000 homes have been destroyed and 287,000 damaged by flooding, landslides and high winds since the tropical storm struck the coast of southern China on July 14.

The worst damage was in Hunan, an inland province where 92 people were killed.

At least 63 also died in Guangdong, a crowded province bordering Hong Kong, and 42 were killed in the coastal Fujian province.