158,000 Evacuated as Typhoon Approaches China's Fujian

(CRI) Fujian Province in east China issued its highest typhoon alert today, as super typhoon Soudelor approaches the coast.

Gao Shuanzhu, chief forecaster from China Meteorological Administration, says the impact of Soudelor for the Chinese mainland will be much longer and broader than the huge storm Chan-Hom, which hit the region last month.

"When typhoon Chan-Hom landed, it only covered part of the coastal area of Zhejiang Province. This time, typhoon Soudelor will impact and cover the whole eastern China, which directly leads to a much longer torrential rain period in the region."

Flights to the provincial capital Fuzhou have been canceled.

About 100 trains running through the city of Xiamen have suspended services.

The airport in the city of Quanzhou has also canceled its flights.

Authorities in Fujian have also organized an emergency team to tackle any flooding that may be caused by the torrential rain.

Jiang Hongyun, chief of the training department from the Fujian Coast Guard team, says they are fully prepared to face any emergency.

"We now have prepared rubber boats, assault boats, spades, stand bars and life buoys. We will be on stand-by for 24 hours and ready for any emergency rescue work."

About 158,000 people in the province have been evacuated to safer locations.

Neighboring Jiangxi Province also issued a typhoon alert and suspended some trains.

The typhoon struck Taiwan early today, killing four and injuring 27 with one missing.

The typhoon made landfall with the storm centered 60 km west of Hualien, a county in the east of Taiwan.

An unidentified rescuer said the typhoon also caused much trouble in Tao Yuan county.

"We received a report from people earlier that there was a mudslide then we sent fire truck and rescue vehicle to here to evacuate people. At present we are rescuing about 7 households and around 21 people."

All offices and schools across the island were closed today.

High-speed rail lines and regular train networks suspended services in the early afternoon on Friday.

Source: CRI

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