Typhoon 'Meranti' leaves behind at least 28 dead in China as the country gets ready to face typhoon 'Malakas'

The death toll has increased to 28 in the destruction caused by 'Meranti', the world's strongest typhoon this year in China and the country is now bracing itself to face another powerful typhoon 'Malakas' for which an orange alert has been issued.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 17 September 2016.

Death of 28 people with 15 others still missing have been reported when 'Meranti' struck eastern Chinese provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang province two days ago. 'Meranti' was the strongest typhoon this year and it made landfall in Xiamen City, Fujian with a maximum 17-grade wind force and brought with it extraordinary rainstorms.
The typhoon paralyzed several cities in the south of the province, including Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou and the direct economic losses in Fujian were over 16.9 billion yuan (about USD 2.6 billion).
Forecasting authorities have now issued an orange alert for waves and storms, as typhoon 'Malakas' moved to the east coast of China. This is the 16th typhoon in 2016 and it has already entered the southern part of the East China Sea. The typhoon is expected to whip up waves from seven to 12 meters-high off Taiwan's east coast, southern and central parts of the East China Sea, and the nearby Diaoyu Islands. In addition, waves up to 4.4 meters-high are also expected in the coastal regions of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. The coastal regions in Fujian and Zhejiang could experience storms and rain and residents and ships operating in related waters have been advised to stay clear of those areas.


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