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Powerful typhoon Damrey hits southern 皇冠体育app
(AFP)
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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