BEIJING: Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes and vehicles were swept away in floods as storms from now-weakened Typhoon Haikui made landfall in China's southeastern Fujian province early on Tuesday (Sep 5)
About 114,400 people were moved from risky areas as the typhoon rolled in with a maximum wind speed of 20ms.
Furniture were seen bobbing up and down in the floodwaters. Vehicles were swept away in the currents and some cars stranded in waterlogged areas were completely submerged, social media posts showed. Schools in Fuzhou city as well as in Xiamen, Quanzhou and Putian were also shut.Many flights were cancelled at two airports in Fuzhou and Quanzhou, tourist spots and parks were shut, and ports, coastal and river transportation was suspended, state media reported.
Last month, northern and northeastern China saw heavy flooding caused by Typhoons Doksuri and Khanun which brought the capital Beijing its heaviest recorded rainfall in 140 years.
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