Massive typhoon hits eastern China, Taiwan, killing 5
BEIJING — A massive typhoon left one person dead in eastern China on Wednesday, a day after killing four and injuring 260 in Taiwan.
Typhoon Megi weakened to a tropical storm after hitting the coastal city of Quanzhou in Fujian province before dawn, packing winds of up to 118 kilometres (74 miles) per-hour, China’s National Meteorological Center said.
One person died after several structures collapsed in Quanzhou, state-approved news media reported. In Fuzhou, Fujian’s provincial capital, people were shown on state television walking through knee-deep waters that had swamped major roads. Schools were closed and dozens of flights were cancelled.
The storm was forecast to move northwest Wednesday and fade gradually.