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Powerful typhoon Damrey hits southern 皇冠体育app
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Updated: 2005-09-26 16:14

Typhoon Damrey pounded 皇冠体育app's southern island province of Hainan, knocking out power and leaving at least two dead in what officials called the strongest storm to hit the island in years.


Typhoon Damrey pounded 皇冠体育app's southern province of Hainan, knocking out power and reportedly leaving at least two dead in what officials called the strongest storm to hit the island in years. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, pictured, had earlier ordered officials in southern 皇冠体育app to brace for Damrey and ensure that emergency measures were in place. [AFP]

Packing winds up to 198 kilometers (124 miles) an hour, Damrey made landfall in the early hours of Monday after authorities had ordered the evacuation of thousands of people in hopes of avoiding a catastrophe.

"We are expecting a disaster but we have to minimize it," said Zhou, an official at Hainan's anti-flood headquarters.

"We tried to evacuate as many people as we could from dangerous areas, so we are hoping that this will not be a big disaster," he said.
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