Thirteen killed as China is hit by a major typhoon

cde.news desk 10 August 2019, 09:22 · 1 min read

epa07765366 A handout photo made available by NASA Earth Observatory shows a satellite image of Typhoon Lekima (L) and Typhoon Krosa (R) crossing the Western Pacific Ocean, 09 August 2019, threatening East Asian countries with destructive winds and rain. Typhoon Lekima made landfall near Shitangzhen, in China's Zhejiang province on 10 August 2019 at around 1 a.m. local time. Chinese authorities on 09 August issued a red alert warning residents of strong winds, heavy rainfall and coastal impacts threats in anticipation of the typhoon's landfall. Meanwhile Typhoon Krosa continues to follow a northerly path toward Japan, but its forecasted track remains uncertain. EPA-EFE/NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Thirteen people were killed and 16 were missing in eastern China on Saturday in a landslide triggered by a major typhoon, which also caused hundreds of flight cancellations and the evacuation of more than one million people, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Lekima made landfall as a typhoon on Saturday around 1 a.m. local time near Shitangzhen, in the province of Zhejiang. At the time it came ashore, the dangerous winds made the typhoon equivalent to a category 3 hurricane in the North Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean Basins.

In anticipation of Lekima’s landfall, the Chinese weather bureau issued a red alert on Friday morning, warning residents of the threat for strong winds, heavy rainfall and coastal impacts. The country has a four-stage color-coded warning system, with red representing the most severe weather.

Via AccuWeather / CGTN

Topics China Typhoon