A tree is blown down by Typhoon Haikui in the county seat of Sanmen, East China's Zhejiang province, Aug 8, 2012. Typhoon Haikui landed in Hepu Town of Xiangshan County, a north neighbor of Sanmen County, early Wednesday. [Photo: Xinhua]
Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of the year, has brought downpours and floods to east China after landing in Zhejiang Province early Wednesday morning, the provincial observatory said.
Haikui landed in Hepu Township, Xiangshan County near the Sanmenwan Gulf in central Zhejiang at 3:20 a.m. with a maximum wind speed of 150 km per hour, the observatory said.
Provincial authorities have evacuated 1.5 million people in preparation for the storm, as it is expected to remain in the province for 24 hours before moving to neighboring Anhui Province, said Li Jian, head of the provincial meteorological bureau.
Rain-triggered flooding stranded about 130 people in three hotels in the city of Lin'an, local rescuers said, adding that 123 people have been rescued thus far. Roads to the hotels were flooded, forcing the rescuers to walk the last two kilometers on foot.
Another 300 tourists were stranded in a scenic area in Anji County after a bridge linking the scenic spot and the foot of a nearby mountain was destroyed Tuesday, county officials said.
The bridge was briefly fixed Tuesday afternoon and some tourists were rescued, but the bridge was severed again Wednesday morning after more rains hit the area, officials said.
The rains have also caused 12 townships to lose power, according to the provincial power company.
Railway authorities have canceled all passenger trains departing from and arriving at the cities of Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang.
The Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport closed at 7:30 a.m. due to strong winds, airport staff said.
The neighboring city of Shanghai prepared for the storm by relocating 374,000 people before gales and downpours started to hit the city on Wednesday, according to the Shanghai observatory.
All parks and construction sites in Shanghai have been closed and employers have been asked to give their staff a day off on Wednesday, according to the municipal government.
At noon Wednesday, Shanghai issued a red alert for the typhoon, the highest alert in the country's four-tier color-coded weather warning system.
A typhoon-triggered rainstorm battered the city from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, with maximum precipitation approaching 130 mm in some areas, the Shanghai observatory said.
Services on the maglev line connecting Shanghai's Pudong New Area with the Shanghai Pudong Airport, as well as the Shanghai-Hangzhou High-speed Railway and a section of the city's line 2 subway have been suspended as a result of the storm.
The storm is expected to bring gales and rainstorms to southern areas in east China's Jiangsu Province Wednesday afternoon, according to the provincial meteorological station.
Authorities in Jiangsu had relocated 171,400 people and ordered more than 18,000 ships to return to harbor as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said.
Haikui is the third typhoon to wallop China's eastern coast in a week after storms Saola and Damrey hit the region over the weekend.
A traffic warning board is blown down by typhoon in Hepu Town of Xiangshan County, East China's Zhejiang province, Aug 8, 2012. Typhoon Haikui landed in Hepu Town early Wednesday. [Photo: Xinhua]
概要：
台风＂海葵＂登陆中国，所到之处一片狼藉。今年第11号台风“海葵”于8日16时减弱为强热带风暴， 8日17时其中心位于浙江省湖州市德清县境内，最大风力11级。预计，“海葵”8日夜间进入安徽省东南部，移速将明显减慢，9-10日“海葵”将在安徽南部附近徘徊少动，强度缓慢减弱。
受“海葵”影响，浙江中北部、上海、江苏中南部、安徽中南部、江西东北部等地有大到暴雨，其中，浙江西北部、安徽中南部、江苏西南部等地的部分地区有大暴雨，局地有特大暴雨。
8月7日，浙江省舟山市定海区金塘镇柳行社区危房户村民在避灾中心内休息。今年第11号强台风“海葵”于8月8日3时20分在浙江省三门湾北侧的象山县鹤浦镇沿海登陆。截至8日早晨，浙江省已经累计安全转移154.6万人。目前，浙江各地仍在进一步加大力度，对沿江、沿海、低洼地带、地质灾害点和工棚、危房人员开展安全大撤离，并做好撤离人员的安置工作。
截至8日早晨，浙江省已经累计安全转移154.6万人。目前，浙江各地仍在进一步加大力度，对沿江、沿海、低洼地带、地质灾害点和工棚、危房人员开展安全大撤离，并做好撤离人员的安置工作。
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