Summorize typhoon lekima in 5 sentences in your own words

The typhoon has spurred landslides, including in a village in Yongjia county, where 23 people were killed. In the city of Linhai, water reached the top of the first floor of buildings, "leaving only treetops sticking out," according to The New York Times.Since making landfall, Lekima has been downgraded to a tropical storm. It is the ninth typhoon to hit China this year, according to China's Xinhua news agency.  Xinhua reports the direct economic loss from the typhoon amounts to $2.1 billion.