570,000 evacuated ahead of typhoon
(www.midnightarchive.com)
Updated: 2006-08-10 14:43
Two border soldiers patrol along the coast of Tongtou Island in
Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province August 10, 2006 as Saomai, the strongest typhoon in
40 years, is to land near Wenzhou. More than 570,000 people in Zhejiang and
neighboring Fujian Province have evacuated in preparation for the storm, which
is to land Thursday after or evening. [Xinhua]
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