Six people have been killed and another six are listed as missing after Typhoon Meranti, the world’s strongest typhoon recorded this year, hit the Chinese mainland on Thursday.
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An earlier report by Xinhua said 51 people were injured in the typhoon fury.
Typhoon Meranti brought heavy rainfall to eastern Chinese provinces after making landfall in Xiamen, east China’s Fujian Province, early Thursday.
The eye of the storm was located about 470 kilometers to the southeast of Taiwan and was moving northwest at a speed of 22 kilometers per hour, according to the bureau.
At least seven persons were killed and nine others left missing after Typhoon Meranti, the world’s strongest typhoon this year, hit China’s Fujian province and caused widespread devastation, the local government said on Friday.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated and almost 200,000 households were without power across the island nation, which is preparing for another, Typhoon Malakas that was forecast to bring heavy rain on Saturday.
The island issued a land warning as Typhoon Malakas approached, the Central Weather Bureau said in a statement on its website.
A vehicle is seen under toppled trees after Typhoon Meranti swept through Xiamen. More than 3.2 million homes in Xiamen suffered loss of power and water supply during the storm, officials reported.
The cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou continue to experience widespread power outages, flooding, disrupted water supplies and fallen trees.
By 7 a.m. Friday, the typhoon had forced 331,000 in Fujian to relocate.
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Meanwhile, it is said Meranti will shed strength as it moves toward China’s commercial capital of Shanghai, but it will still bring heavy rains in the region.
