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Typhoon Lion Rock hits Fujian
Tropical storm Lion Rock, the eighth of this year, made landfall on east China's Fujian Province early this morning, local meteorologists said.
The storm landed at Gulei Town of Zhangpu County at around 6:50am with a speed of 82.8 km per hour near its center.
Under the impact of Lion Rock, torrential rain was seen along the coast of Zhangzhou City, and the rain was the heaviest in Dongshan and Zhangpu counties.
No casualties have been reported.
Local meteorologists have warned residents of mudflows and landslides that might be triggered by the tropical storm.
The meteorologists forecast that rainfalls would be up to 100 to 200 mm in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Putian cities of Fujian from today to tomorrow.
By 7:00pm yesterday, 162,200 people in the province had been evacuated to safe places, and 50,703 fishing ships had been back to harbors.
The storm landed at Gulei Town of Zhangpu County at around 6:50am with a speed of 82.8 km per hour near its center.
Under the impact of Lion Rock, torrential rain was seen along the coast of Zhangzhou City, and the rain was the heaviest in Dongshan and Zhangpu counties.
No casualties have been reported.
Local meteorologists have warned residents of mudflows and landslides that might be triggered by the tropical storm.
The meteorologists forecast that rainfalls would be up to 100 to 200 mm in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Putian cities of Fujian from today to tomorrow.
By 7:00pm yesterday, 162,200 people in the province had been evacuated to safe places, and 50,703 fishing ships had been back to harbors.
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