150,000 people evacuated from Typhoon Megi path in China

BEIJING. October 21. KAZINFORM Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal areas in the path of Typhoon Megi in southeast China, disaster relief authorities said Thursday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

More than 150,000 people in Fujian Province had been evacuated, and 53,100 fishing boats have been recalled to port, provincial flood control authorities said.

Megi is forecast to make landfall on the east coast in Guangdong Province around Saturday, according to the Fujian Provincial Meteorological Department.

Authorities have issued a red warning, the highest of four warnings, that the typhoon could cause huge waves that could devastate coastal sea areas, including Guangdong, Fujian and the Taiwan Strait.

The red warning gives local authorities six hours to evacuate residents at risk and implement storm precautions, and order schools, shops and airports to close and all vessels to return to port.

Meanwhile, the State Oceanic Administration has issued a yellow storm surge warning, which gives local authorities 12 hours to prepare for a storm, reporting that waters in Dongshan, Chongwu and other tidal stations in Fujian Province will exceed or approach the warning levels; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

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