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Typhoon Matsa: Worst Shanghai storm in eight years?

shanghaisatellite08062005.jpgThe latest on Typhoon Matsa based on various news reports:

  • Expected to be the worst storm to hit Shanghai in eight years.
  • Residents of Shanghai were warned to stay home Saturday and to take precautions to prevent injuries from blowing debris.
  • Shanghai reported only minor damage, with a few street and building signs knocked down and one downtown road tunnel flooded.
  • The storm has claimed one life, when a dormitory at a construction site collapsed under strong winds.
  • Matsa is named after a Laotian fish.
  • Some winds in Shanghai were estimated at 100-kilometers-an-hour.
  • 43,600 residents were evacuated in Jinshan, Nanhui, Fengxian and Baoshan districts, Pudong New Area and on Chongming Island, the largest such relocation in the city's history.
  • Hongqiao International Airport shut down all flights Friday night. Most departing international flights from Pudong International Airport were grounded and incoming flights diverted elsewhere. Reports say both airports remain closed.
  • Boats were ordered to port as winds near the mouth of the Yangtze were clocked at 133 kph.
  • Matsa landed in Zhejiang Province at 3:40 am and was centered about 60 kilometers north- northeast of Wenzhou at 8 am.
  • 1.24 million residents on China's east coast have been evacuated, 510,000 in Zhejiang.

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