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| Powerful Typhoon Wipha has hit China's densely populated eastern coast, south of the country's financial hub, Shanghai, state media say. | |
| State TV showed huge waves hitting the shore as soldiers worked in pouring rain to help residents to move to temporary shelters. | |
| More than two million people were earlier evacuated from Shanghai and neighbouring areas. | |
| Experts said the storm could be the worst to hit China in a decade. | |
| The typhoon - with winds of up to 45m per second (150ft) - made landfall at 0230 on Wednesday (1830 GMT Tuesday), the Xinhua news agency reported. | |
| President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao "demanded that relevant provinces and cities strengthen their guard against the typhoon... and safeguard the lives and safety of the people" in a statement posted on the Chinese government website. | |
| The province of Zhejiang bore the first brunt of Wipha. | |
| State TV showed waves of up to 10m (36ft) pounding eastern shores, and it reported that boats and ships had been ordered to return to port and ferry services suspended. | |
| Earlier, heavy rains forced schools to shut and grounded flights, and flooding brought central Shanghai to a standstill. | |
| The Shanghai Stock Exchange may close if "emergency measures" were necessary, state media reported. | The Shanghai Stock Exchange may close if "emergency measures" were necessary, state media reported. |
| Map of the typhoon's projected path | Map of the typhoon's projected path |
| North Taiwan was earlier lashed by the edge of the typhoon. One man was reported killed and another seriously hurt when scaffolding collapsed at a building site in the capital, Taipei. | North Taiwan was earlier lashed by the edge of the typhoon. One man was reported killed and another seriously hurt when scaffolding collapsed at a building site in the capital, Taipei. |
| Gaining strength | Gaining strength |
| China's National Meteorological Centre has described the storm as a "super typhoon". | China's National Meteorological Centre has described the storm as a "super typhoon". |
| Experts earlier said that Wipha - a woman's name in Thai - could bring up to 200mm of rain and winds of more than 200km/h (120mph). | |
| Typhoon animated guide In pictures: Typhoon looms | Typhoon animated guide In pictures: Typhoon looms |
| By late on Tuesday, more than two million people had been moved from their homes in Shanghai and the nearby provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, Xinhua said. | |
| "Wipha will hit our province head on and the areas affected would be the most economically developed and densely populated," Zhejiang provincial government said. | "Wipha will hit our province head on and the areas affected would be the most economically developed and densely populated," Zhejiang provincial government said. |
| A meteorologist at the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, Ding Ruoyang, said that residents in vulnerable areas or structures were being relocated. | A meteorologist at the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, Ding Ruoyang, said that residents in vulnerable areas or structures were being relocated. |
| "The evacuation includes residents who live in old and dangerous houses, workers who live in temporary construction site structures, as well as workers living near the shore." | "The evacuation includes residents who live in old and dangerous houses, workers who live in temporary construction site structures, as well as workers living near the shore." |
| Flood control officials in Zhejiang province urged residents to be on alert for flash flooding and landslides, as rivers and reservoirs reached warning levels. | Flood control officials in Zhejiang province urged residents to be on alert for flash flooding and landslides, as rivers and reservoirs reached warning levels. |
| The deadliest storm to hit the coast of China in recent years was Typhoon Winnie in 1997, which killed 236 people. | The deadliest storm to hit the coast of China in recent years was Typhoon Winnie in 1997, which killed 236 people. |
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| Are you in the area affected by Typhoon Wipha? Are you preparing to evacuate? Do you have friends or relatives in the region? Send us your comments and experiences. | Are you in the area affected by Typhoon Wipha? Are you preparing to evacuate? Do you have friends or relatives in the region? Send us your comments and experiences. |