Nature Turns Angry in Beijing | 31 Pics
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Beijing, Aug 9 (Reuters) .- The powerful typhoon Morakot touched ground today on the east coast of China, killing at least five people, destroyed over 300 homes, as well as severe damage to roads and flood Thousands of hectares of crop.
Morakot entered the city of Ningde, in the eastern province of Fujian, at 16:20 local time (08:20 GMT) with strong winds over 118 kilometers per hour (kph), according to the provincial meteorological office, according to a report from the Xinhua agency.
Despite nearly a million people in Fujian and the neighboring province of Zhenjiang started to be evacuated from Saturday night to ensure their safety before the approach of Typhoon Morakot, thousands of people trapped in their homes.
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