Friday, September 10, 2010

Fujian in disorder after Meranti makes landfall

FUZHOU, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Meranti, the 10th typhoon to hit China this year, made landfall at Shishi City in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian at 3:30 a.m. Friday packing winds of up to 35 meters per second at its center, according to provincial flood control authorities.

A total of 145,300 people in Fujian were evacuated to avoid rain- and wind-triggered accidents. Xinhua reported.

No comments:

Post a Comment