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Mon, 09/15/2008 - 17:45
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460,000 evacuated as Sinlaku approaches E China
Beijing, Sept 15 (PTI) More than 4,60,000 people have been evacuated from eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang and Fujian due to fears of approaching tropical storm 'Sinlaku', as heavy rains lashed these regions Monday.
Close to 230,000 people had been evacuated till Sunday and the process is still underway, the Fujian provincial headquarters for flood control said Monday.
In another province Zhejiang, 230,000 residents have been evacuated and 30,000 fishing boats have been recalled to harbor.
Typhoon Sinlaku weakened into a tropical storm at 8 a.m. (local time) Monday, while its eye was reported to be about 203 km. to the south-east of Wenzhou in south-eastern Zhejiang, according to the local weather authorities.
Heavy rains were reported in eastern and northern parts of Zhejiang and central and northern parts of Fujian Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Sinlaku which has passed over Taiwan injuring 13 people there, is the 13th tropical storm so far this year in China.
According to local authorities at least 130,000 households in Taiwan suffered a power blackout while 800 lost their water supply. Shelters have been built for 782 typhoon victims.
Close to 230,000 people had been evacuated till Sunday and the process is still underway, the Fujian provincial headquarters for flood control said Monday.
In another province Zhejiang, 230,000 residents have been evacuated and 30,000 fishing boats have been recalled to harbor.
Typhoon Sinlaku weakened into a tropical storm at 8 a.m. (local time) Monday, while its eye was reported to be about 203 km. to the south-east of Wenzhou in south-eastern Zhejiang, according to the local weather authorities.
Heavy rains were reported in eastern and northern parts of Zhejiang and central and northern parts of Fujian Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Sinlaku which has passed over Taiwan injuring 13 people there, is the 13th tropical storm so far this year in China.
According to local authorities at least 130,000 households in Taiwan suffered a power blackout while 800 lost their water supply. Shelters have been built for 782 typhoon victims.
