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| China braced for powerful typhoon Chan-hom | China braced for powerful typhoon Chan-hom |
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| More than 800,000 people have been evacuated from coastal areas of eastern China in anticipation of a powerful typhoon. | More than 800,000 people have been evacuated from coastal areas of eastern China in anticipation of a powerful typhoon. |
| Chan-hom is expected to make landfall south of Shanghai later on Saturday. | |
| Winds have been recorded at up to 187km/h (116 mph) and about 400 flights have been cancelled. | Winds have been recorded at up to 187km/h (116 mph) and about 400 flights have been cancelled. |
| The storm left five people dead in the Philippines earlier in the week. It also hit Taiwan and Japan, uprooting trees and injuring several people. | The storm left five people dead in the Philippines earlier in the week. It also hit Taiwan and Japan, uprooting trees and injuring several people. |
| China's National Meteorological Centre warned that Chan-hom could be the worst typhoon to strike the region since 1949. | |
| It was forecast to make landfall in Zhejiang province near the port city of Ningbo, before moving towards Shanghai. | |
| The BBC's John Sudworth in Shanghai says the city is already feeling the power of the storm, with high winds and heavy rain. | |
| Officials in Zhejiang have called nearly 29,000 fishing boats back to port amid reports of waves up to 10m (33ft) high, the official Xinhua news agency reported. | |
| Chinese television showed footage of coastal regions being battered by torrential rain as the typhoon neared. |