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Southeast coast braces for typhoon as Taiwan cleans up
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-19 16:40 Xinhua reported that the authorities in Fuzhou had sent 1 million
mobile phone text messages to residents, warning them of the typhoon.
In Taiwan, business
resumed on Tuesday with workers clearing away uprooted trees, street signs and
billboards toppled by Haitang's lashing winds and heavy rains. The storm had
shut offices, schools and financial markets on Monday. More than 98,000
households remained without power.
As Typhoon Haitang
approaches, black clouds hover over Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang
Province July 19, 2005. [newsphoto] |
The official death toll from
the typhoon rose to four in Taiwan Province, and the local Fire Agency said it
was still investigating the cause of death of another two bodies found floating
in water. One more person was listed as missing.
Non-stop torrential rain
through the night sparked flooding in Taiwan's south, with streets in some areas
filled with muddy water up to waist height, forcing residents to wade through
with children on their backs, television footage showed. Weather forecasters
said torrential rain would continue to pummel Taiwan through Wednesday, and
warned residents to watch out for flash floods and landslides.
Typhoons gather strength from warm sea waters and tend to dissipate after
making landfall. They frequently hit China’s Taiwan island, Japan, the
Philippines, Hong Kong and coastal China during a season that starts in early
summer and lasts until late autumn.
In 2001, one of Taiwan's deadliest
years for storms, Typhoon Toraji killed 200 people. Last year's Typhoon Rananim
killed 164 in the mainland and caused more than $2 billion in economic losses.
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