Thousands Evacuated, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Megi Hits China
Zhangpu, Fujian, China (AHN) – China’s Xinhua news agency reports that super typhoon Megi has hit Zhangpu city in China’s southeastern province of Fujian, with winds up to 87 miles per hour. The storm is forecast to bring up to four inches of rain in some areas in the next 12 hours.
More than 270,000 people were evacuated while 79 flights to and from Xiamen airport, Fujian province, were canceled as of 8:30 a.m. local time. Since 7 a.m. Saturday, the Dadeng Bridge connecting Xiamen to Dadeng Island has been closed as a safety precaution.
Megi is the 13th typhoon to hit China this year.
According to an advisory of the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Megi is expected to weaken to a tropical storm as it moves farther into China. The center is also tracking two tropical depressions over the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines.
The first tropical depression, located 1,500 kilometers east-northeast of Manila, is expected to become a tropical storm Sunday and as it proceeds to Japan is forecast to develop into a typhoon in five days. The second depression was found northeast of Saipan and is forecast to move northwest, away from land.
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