BEIJING, July 21 -- The death toll from super typhoon Rammasun has increased to 26 as of 9 a.m. Monday, according to latest official figures.

Rammasun, the strongest typhoon to hit south China in four decades, brought gales, downpours and floods to a number of southern provinces, affecting more than 8 million people in the provinces of Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said a statement released Monday by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Thirteen deaths were reported in south China's Hainan, nine in southwest China's Guangxi and four in neighboring Yunnan, it said.