Super typhoon Chan-hom
Super typhoon Chan-hom progressed towards Shanghai prompting evacuation of more than 8 lakh people in eastern China.After lashing Japan's Okinawa island chain and Taiwan, Super typhoon Chan-hom progressed towards Shanghai prompting the evacuation of more than 8 lakh people in eastern China. China's National Meterological Centre, NMC, says the powerful storm could be the strongest typhoon to strike Zhejiang province, since 1949. The storm left five people dead in the Philippines earlier this week and injured more than 20 people in Japan Friday. It was 235 kilometres southwest of Zhenjiang province early morning today and continued to gain pace as it travelled towards land, the NMC said.
Super typhoon Chan-hom progressed towards Shanghai prompting evacuation of more than 8 lakh people in eastern China.After lashing Japan's Okinawa island chain and Taiwan, Super typhoon Chan-hom progressed towards Shanghai prompting the evacuation of more than 8 lakh people in eastern China. China's National Meterological Centre, NMC, says the powerful storm could be the strongest typhoon to strike Zhejiang province, since 1949. The storm left five people dead in the Philippines earlier this week and injured more than 20 people in Japan Friday. It was 235 kilometres southwest of Zhenjiang province early morning today and continued to gain pace as it travelled towards land, the NMC said.