The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 11

rpr mrwiw ii rnimi jBft 1 ir t- T-rT THURSDAY AUGUST 25 1994 THE HERALD 11A AAU2S WMJ CASTELLOAP Typhoon kills 1000 in China Prosperous area loses homes farms Reuters News Service BEIJING prosperous eastern province of Zhejiang has been devastated by a killer typhoon with the city of Wenzhou alone reporting at least 1000 dead Wednesday in its worst storm in 1 60 years The province as a whole faces economic losses that could top $1 billion officials said Officials in Wenzhou reached by telephone said 771 people were confirmed dead in the greater metropolitan area with at least 490 people missing the missing I guess we be able to find 300 or said city propaganda official Chen Wciguang was our worst storm in 1 60 He said the figures were certain to rise since three of the worst-hit counties in Wenzhou had not reported because they were still flooded A small island in the coastal municipality was completely swallowed by the tides Chen said he did not have an estimate of the number of people seriously injured by Typhoon Fred which roared through Zhejiang over the weekend dumping rain and causing some of the highest tides in 20 years Provincial officials Wednesday could not give accurate casualty figures for the province as a whole repeating that about a quarter of the 42 million people had been affected by the storm High winds and pounding rains destroyed farmland collapsed thousands of houses cut electricity ruined roads and forced thousands of factories to shut down The Wenzhou airport will be closed for at least another 15 days because crucial equipment was destroyed by the waters officials said They said the situation in the Wenzhou city center was stable as the waters receded but there was a shortage of vegetables in the markets The city is a haven of small entrepreneurial industry filled with tiny privately owned workshops making shoes cigarette lighters buttons and clothing In Beijing Ministry ot Agriculture officials pledged to minimize the grain loss from this natural disasters which include the worst drought in 60 years in some areas the official press said The official provincial tally ot destruction says 100000 homes collapsed in the storm and 700000 were damaged More than two million people are surrounded by floodwaters 1 and 560000 have been evacuated to safer areas 7 fVi'MillMBT FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY AUGUST 25 Free French tanks roll into Pans a haff hour before Amencan soldiers the German commander ignores Hiller's orders to fight fiercely for the city Soviet troops take Tartu a strongpoint in the German line in Estonia Romania declares war on Germany In Italy British Canadian and Polish troops launch a major attack in the Adnatic sector catching the Germans by surpnse SOURCES "2194 Days of Smith Publishers Inc "World Almanac Book of World War II Bison Books Coip 1961 PP DMKIDIMVSS MOD HOSIERY OPEN EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS sail alia iiiOTaCora nr The Sho ork has enlrel into a tranartmn mostly completed 91991 and we want to sell a much of our inventory as possible All of our or(1(r and (e t0 arrhe before 91994 we want to l- ShoeSource stores MI (Glades Rd at Lyons Rd near Coral Gables 20 y'ineerfrhT LDee rfelMrilsippine Center 3 868 I hlkbora Rdltt Pou erline Rd It Davie Tower Shops Shopping Center (I-59d and University near Pharnior) Southport Shopping Center (SE 17th next to Ruby Tuesda) Hallandale 1 109 Lauderdale Capital Bank Plaza (2000 Federal Hwy JJ (5041 Sherdan St next toAMC Sheridan Plaza Theatre 12) Kendall TJ Maxx Plaza (Sunset 1 lallandale Beach Blvd (3 blocks east of US Rt 1) Hollywood Sheridan "laza SXV 26th St) Miami 10795 Biscavne Bhd at 108th St Miami Dr at SV 1 17th Ave) Key West Overseas Market (near JC NE 163rd St (across from 163rd St Mall) Pembroke Pines Prado Shopping Center (136th St at US 1 across Pompano Beach 1790 Federal Hut (US Rt 1) South Miami 8691 Dixie Hut- (near Dadeland Pembroke Commons Shopping Center (Oakland Park Blvd at University aross from Wahnart) Tamarac Commercial Blvd at Rt 441 (next to Lunas) Going out of Business Sale Permit 113 114 115 116 117 118-94 Metropolitan Dade County Issued Aug 15 1994 Associated Press.