Hundreds Of Thousands Flee As Typhoon Kaemi Smacks SE China - Reuters

BEIJING/TAIPEI - Typhoon Kaemi slammed into China on Tuesday, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of thousands, after triggering floods and cutting off power in parts of Taiwan.

Kaemi made landfall at 0750 GMT near Jinjiang city in the southeastern province of Fujian, bringing strong winds and rain in its wake, the official Xinhua news agency said. About 435,000 people were evacuated along Fujian's coast facing Taiwan and 3,000 armed police were standing by, Xinhua said, adding that 23 flights had been cancelled in provincial capital Fuzhou.

Some 80,000 people were also evacuated in neighouring Zhejiang province. The storm had sustained winds of up to 108 kph (68 mph) and maximum gusts of 137 kph, Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said.

Officials fear Kaemi could cause more problems in China's southern provinces where floods and other disasters brought by Tropical Storm Bilis claimed at least 612 lives and left over 200 missing since it struck the country on July 14.

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