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Typhoon Gordon, which claimed 26 lives in the Philippines and left one woman dead as it ripped down trees in Hong Kong, roared into southern China Monday packing 115-mph winds. Yangjiang and Wuchuan counties, along the coast of Guangdong province, were hardest hit by the storm, which weakened this evening as it headed west into Guangxi province, an official with the State Meteorological Bureau said. The official, who requested anonymity, said no information had been received about deaths, injuries or damage. The typhoon left almost 186,000 people homeless in the Philippines and caused at least $30 million in damage, officials said.