In China, more than 1.69 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haima, which also caused economic losses amounting to 517 million USD. Haima, the 22nd typhoon of the year, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province on Friday.<br/><br/>Provincial civil affairs department today said Typhoon Haima triggerd sudden downpours in several cities and more than 2,700 houses and around 178,000 hectares of crops have been damaged.