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Typhoon forces evacuation of over 1 million
More than 1 million people fled their homes along China's southeast coast as Typhoon Haitang slammed into the mainland yesterday after hammering Taiwan, killing four people.
Heavy rain was falling over much of the province. State television showed villages awash with floodwaters that turned streets into rivers as well as soldiers delivering boxes of food to people living in temporary shelters. More than 1 million people were evacuated from their homes in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, China Central Television reported. One correspondent said the harsh winds felt like sand pelting his face. But the winds weakened as the typhoon moved inland towards the northwest, and downgraded to a tropical storm late yesterday, Xinhua reported. The airport at Fujian's provincial capital, Fuzhou, was closed and flights diverted north to Shanghai or south to Xiamen, the agency said. More than 300 people trapped in their homes in Cangnan County in Zhejiang
were rescued in the aftermath of Haitang, local officials reported last night.
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