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Heavy rainfall has caused a devastating flash flood in Gansu Province, northwestern China, claiming 10 lives and injuring 23 others. The disaster coincides with Typhoon Noul making landfall in southern China after forcing mass evacuations.
China has activated its highest-level typhoon alert as Typhoon Noul, the year's 12th typhoon, approaches Guangdong Province with maximum winds of Force 14. The system is expected to make landfall while continuing to strengthen.
Typhoon Noul has forced Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific to cancel multiple flights to and from Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Singapore as the storm approaches the Hong Kong-Guangdong region with damaging winds and heavy rain.