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China:East coast battered by typhoon Khanun
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Typhoon Khanun, the 15th typhoon this year, attacked East China's Zhejiang Province yesterday afternoon with strong winds and torrential rains. Meanwhile, Shanghai, the country's largest city, issued a warning yesterday morning, saying that it is expected to be hit overnight.

So far, Khanun has forced at least 810,000 residents in Zhejiang to evacuate and 35,000 ships to seek shelter.

Khanun made land at Jinqing Township in the Luqiao District of Taizhou at 14:50 pm, with swirling winds moving at a speed of more than 180 kilometres an hour, bringing rainstorms to most parts of the province.

The typhoon was moving at 25 kilometres per hour in a northwesterly direction, and was expected to tear through the Zhejiang cities of Ningbo, Shaoxing, Jinhua, the capital city Hangzhou and Huzhou, and then into East China's Jiangsu Province, according to a local meteorological observatory.

Many townships in Taizhou and Wenzhou in Zhejiang were plunged into darkness when the typhoon swept through, cutting off the power.

Zhang Qi, a local resident in Luqiao District, said the winds were so strong that she lost her balance and fell over on street yesterday afternoon.

"It is difficult to keep one's balance in the windy streets," Zhang told China Daily, adding that some streets were soaked in 1-metre-high floods and big trees and shop signboards were being blown over.

Having experienced several typhoons this year, villagers near coastal areas of Zhejiang Province said they were ready for the coming typhoon.

Huang Kewu, a villager in Haibin Village of Jinqing Township, said he had strengthened doors and sealed windows to prevent heavy rains and strong winds.

"I am safe on the second floor of my house, even though winds are howling and rains are pouring down outside," Huang told China Daily in a telephone interview yesterday. "I will stay at home, listening to the radio and watching TV programmes to follow the typhoon's movements."

The Taizhou education authorities issued an order to close all schools today.

Bus services to Taizhou and Wenzhou, the two worst-hit areas, were temporarily stopped, and several inter-provincial highways were shut down.

The typhoon forced Wenzhou International Airport to suspend most flights yesterday afternoon. Airports in Ningbo and Hangzhou were also affected.

According to experts with Zhejiang Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, this typhoon is possibly stronger than Matsa, the No 9 typhoon this year, which caused 2 deaths and a direct economic loss of 6.56 billion yuan (US$809 billion).

"Special attention should be paid to possible mudslides and cave-ins, as rocks and earth were loosened by the floods and rains caused by previous typhoons like Haitang, Matsa, and Talim," said Lu Keyuan, an expert from the Zhejiang Provincial Water Resources Bureau.

Local authorities in Shanghai asked people working high above the ground or near coastal areas to stop, and those living in work sheds or dilapidated houses to be evacuated.

Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport cancelled more than 10 flights to typhoon-affected southern cities including Zhoushan and Huangyan in Zhejiang Province.

Neighbouring Jiangsu Province also issued a warning on Friday night, as it expected Khanun to travel through the province and bring rainstorms beginning yesterday afternoon.

The Jiangsu Provincial Meteorological Bureau recommended local businesses and residents take proper measures to avoid damage.Enditem

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