Typhoon Nepartak leaves 83 dead, 19 missing in E. Chinese city

Typhoon Nepartak has left 83 people dead and 19 missing in Fuzhou, capital of east China's Fujian Province as of Sunday noon, provincial authorities said.

The worst-hit Minqing County in Fuzhou has reported 73 deaths, with another 17 still missing.

Typhoon Nepartak, the first to hit this year, made landfall in Fujian Province on July 9.

(APD)