Evacuation begins as typhoon Chan-Hom approaches China
Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to hit land Saturday afternoon between the coastal cities of Rui'an and Zhoushan, south of Shanghai, according to China's national weather service.
Spectators watch strong waves ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Chan-Hom along the seashore in Wenling in eastern China's Zhejiang province Friday July 10, 2015. (Source: AP)
Chinese authorities have evacuated more than 800,000 people and canceled hundreds of flights as a super-typhoon with wind gusts up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) per hour headed toward the country's southeastern coast on Saturday. (Source: AP)
Chinese evacuees rest in a shelter facility ahead of the landfall Typhoon Chan-Hom in Leqing in eastern China's Zhejiang province Friday, July 10, 2015. (Source: AP)
Some 865,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas of Zhejiang province, the provincial Civil Affairs Bureau said. The provincial flood control bureau said 28,764 ships had been ordered back to port by late Friday. (Source: AP)
A strong wave breaks along the shore ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Chan-Hom in Wenling in eastern China's Zhejiang province Friday July 10, 2015. Chinese authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people, canceled scores of trains and flights and shuttered seaside resorts as a super-typhoon with wind gusts up to 200 kilometers per hour (125 mph) heads toward the southeastern coast. (Source: AP)
