Typhoon Khanun slams into East China province
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-09-11 16:58

The provincial meteorological bureau forecast that in the coming six hours, strong winds at or above force 12 will sweep the sea waters in the coast of Zhejiang.

Chinese frontier defence forces carry a child to a safer place as Typhoon Khanun bears down on East China's Zhejiang Province, on Sunday, September 11, 2005. [Xinhua]

The coastal and inland areas as well as the rivers and lakes nearby the Hangzhou Bay of Zhejiang will be struck by strong winds with force hitting 8 to 12.

The cities of Wenzhou, Taizhou, Zhoushan, Shaoxing and Ningbo will suffer from torrential rains.

The provincial government urged relevant departments to fully prepare against the typhoon and try every means to protect people's life and property.

Chinese tourists walk along the Bund near the Huangpu River as dark clouds hover in Shanghai September 11, 2005. [Reuters]

Authorities in Shanghai, China's financial centre north of Zhejiang, had issued the yellow warning signal, demanding that more than 100,000 people working outdoors or living in sheds and other temporary housing evacuate to safety.

"Heavy rainstorms will strike Shanghai Sunday and Monday, Xinhua said.

Huge waves are seen along a town port in Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, Sunday, September 11, 2005. [Xinhua]

Typhoon Matsa swept up China's east coast at the beginning of August, killing three people and forcing more than a million to flee their homes.

At the beginning of this month, Typhoon Talim killed up to 56 people in eastern China after unleashing torrential rains and triggering floods and landslides.

Typhoons, known as hurricanes in the West, gather strength from warm sea water and tend to dissipate after making landfall.

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