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A sudden flash flood in China's Gansu Province has killed 10 people and injured 23 as Typhoon Noul, the year's most powerful cyclone, brings heavy rainfall across southern China. Over 700,000 people have been evacuated.
China has activated its maximum typhoon alert as Typhoon Noul, the year's 12th major storm, closes in on Guangdong Province with winds reaching Force 14, with authorities raising flood emergency responses across multiple regions.
Typhoon Noul has triggered widespread flight cancellations across the region, with Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific among carriers suspending services as the typhoon approaches Hong Kong and Guangdong.