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Typhoon lashes Taiwan, heads for mainland
(AP)
Updated: 2005-10-02 10:17
China's state-run CCTV said Longwang would bring torrential rains to Fujian
and the southern province of Guangdong on Sunday and Monday.
Regular ferry services between Fujian's city of Xiamen and nearby islands,
which lie close to Taiwan, had been suspended, CCTV said.
The official Xinhua news agency said Fujian province issued an alert and
called fishing boats back to port.
Xinhua also said people living in coastal areas, close to river banks and
areas susceptible to landslides or mudslides or flooding were being relocated to
safe areas in Fujian.
Typhoons frequently menace Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong and
eastern China during the storm season that lasts from early summer to late
autumn. Typhoon Haitang killed 12 people in July, with three still listed as
missing.
In 2001, one of Taiwan's deadliest years for storms, Typhoon Toraji, killed
200 people. A few months later, Typhoon Nari caused Taipei's worst flooding on
record and killed 100.
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