Tropical Storm - China, MultiProvinces, [Provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian ] : Eastern China on Sunday braced for torrential downpours from Typhoon Soulik

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Tropical Storm in China on Monday, 15 July, 2013 at 03:02 (03:02 AM) UTC.

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Eastern China on Sunday braced for torrential downpours from Typhoon Soulik which forced the evacuation of about 500,000 people after killing two people in Taiwan. Soulik lashed coastal Fujian province with winds of 118 kph when it made landfall but weakened to a tropical depression as it moved inland, the China Meteorological Administration said. More than 500,000 people were evacuated from Fujian and neighboring Zhejiang province as the typhoon approached, with 5,500 soldiers deployed to carry out relief work if needed.

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Killer Soulik smashes into east

Monday, July 15, 2013
Eastern China braced itself for torrential downpours from Typhoon Soulik, which forced the evacuation of half a million people after killing two in Taiwan.
Soulik lashed coastal Fujian province with winds of 118 kilometers per hour when it made landfall but had weakened to a tropical depression as it moved inland, the China Meteorological Administration said.
More than half a million people were evacuated from Fujian and neighboring Zhejiang as the typhoon approached, with 5,500 soldiers deployed to carry out relief work if needed. Xinhua News Agency said almost 31,000 ships were called back to port and 20 flights canceled.
Soulik brought a torrential downpour to Xiamen, with 24 centimeters of rain falling on the port city from Saturday to yesterday. Rivers swelled beyond warning levels in some areas, and waves up to 10 meters high pounded sea defenses in Ningde city.
In Taiwan, two people were killed, one was missing and 104 were injured by the storm, with one town reporting widespread landslides and floodwaters a story high.
The northern village of Bailan saw the heaviest rain, with 90 centimeters falling in 48 hours, with winds gusting up to 220km/h.
While Soulik wrought havoc in Taiwan, tearing roofs from homes and causing landslides that blocked roads, eastern China escaped its full force.
"Billboards have been shattered and trees have been uprooted" but no deaths or injuries were reported, Xinhua said.


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