Typhoon Fanapi Lashes South China as It Hits Fujian
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Typhoon Fanapi made landfall on China’s southeastern province of Fujian, forcing schools to close and airlines to cancel flights, after the storm injured 45 people in Taiwan at the weekend.
The typhoon made landfall at 7 a.m. local time in Zhangpu county, bringing heavy rain and strong winds, and is expected to move westwards at 20 kilometers per hour (12.5 miles per hour) before weakening, the China Meteorological Administration said in a statement today. Heavy rains are expected in the southern, eastern and central regions including Jiangxi, Hunan and Zhejiang, and will continue in Taiwan, the agency said.