Huge waves are surging up against the shoreline of Diaobin fishing port in Wenling city, east China’s Zhejiang province.(File photo)
Powerful Typhoon Soulik has displaced half a million people as it continues to sweep across eastern China.
Some 500,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Fujian and neighboring Zhejian, after Typhoon Soulik battered the two coastal provinces with winds of 118 kilometers per hour (73 mph) on Saturday.
The typhoon, however, was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved inland by early Sunday morning, China’s National Meteorological Center said.
Meanwhile, people in eastern china are bracing for more torrential downpours from the devastating storm, amid warnings of floods and landslides.
At least 5,500 army soldiers have been deployed to the Fujian and Zhejian to implement possible relief work.
Transportation and commerce have also been disrupted in the storm-hit regions. About 31,000 ships were called back to port and 20 flights cancelled, according to Xinhua news agency.
Typhoon Soulik earlier killed two people and left hundreds injured in neighboring Taiwan.
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Republished with permission from: Press TV