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                    Typhoon Chan-hom Makes Landfall in China

   by VOA News

   Typhoon Chan-hom made landfall south of Shanghai, China, Saturday
   afternoon.

   The storm had winds gusting to 160 kph and dumped about 100 millimeters
   (4 inches) of rain as it landed near Zhoushan in Zhejiang province.
   Heavy downpours were reported in other areas, such as the village of
   Lai'ao, which reported 400 millimeters (16 inches) of rain since Friday
   evening.

   The Xinhua News Agency reported no deaths or injuries had been reported
   by Saturday night.

   Chan-hom, which was earlier billed as a super typhoon but downgraded to
   strong typhoon Saturday, may be the most powerful typhoon to hit China
   since the Communist Party took power in 1949, local media said.

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   More than 1 million people were evacuated from coastal areas of
   Zhejiang and more than 46,000 in neighboring Jiangsu province ahead of
   the storm, Xinhua reported.

   The provincial flood control bureau said nearly 30,000 ships had been
   ordered back to port.

   Officials siad the schedules of scores of flights, trains and buses
   have been disrupted in the region.

   The storm had already hit the northern Philippines and southern Japan,
   which reported 20 people were injured.

   Earlier in the week, typhoon Linfa made landfall on the coast of
   China's southern Guangdong province.

   Some material for this report came from AP and Reuters.
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