Typhoon Haikui creates havoc in East China
Typhoon Haikui lashing downpours and flooding which
stranded dozens of people in east China after landing in Zhejiang
Province early Wednesday morning, the provincial observatory said.Haikui
landed in Hepu Township, Xiangshan County near the Sanmenwan
Gulf in central Zhejiang at 3:20 a.m. with the maximum wind speed at 150
kilometers per hour, said the observatory.The rain-triggered flooding
stranded about 130 people in three
farmer's hotels in the city of Lin'an which the provincial capital
Hangzhou administers, said Lin'an municipal rescuers.
By 8 a.m., 123 people have been rescued while ten others have yet to be reached by the rescuers, they said.
The rescuers once had difficulty to reach the hotels as roads towards it have been flooded and they had to march the last two kilometers on foot, rescuers said.Haikui is the third typhoon to wallop China's eastern coast in a week, after storms Saola and Damrey hit the region over the weekend.
By 8 a.m., 123 people have been rescued while ten others have yet to be reached by the rescuers, they said.
The rescuers once had difficulty to reach the hotels as roads towards it have been flooded and they had to march the last two kilometers on foot, rescuers said.Haikui is the third typhoon to wallop China's eastern coast in a week, after storms Saola and Damrey hit the region over the weekend.
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