Macau’s former weather boss under investigation after typhoon kills 10

August 29, 2017 11:07 AM

HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Macau’s anti-corruption agency is investigating the Chinese-ruled territory’s weather observatory and its former boss after one of the strongest typhoons on record killed 10 people and left more than half the city without power and water for days.

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