BEIJING: Typhoon Meranti slammed into southeastern China on Thursday, bringing strong winds and lashing rain and cutting power, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The storm, registered as a super typhoon before losing strength after sweeping southern Taiwan, made landfall in the early hours near the major city of Xiamen. Tens of thousands of people had already been evacuated as the storm approached and fishing boats called back to port. More than half a million homes lost power across Taiwan on Wednesday and five people were injured as the typhoon hit the southern part of the island. Meranti will continue to lose strength as it pushes inland and up towards China’s commercial capital of Shanghai, but will bring heavy rain.

Source: New Strait Times September 15, 2016 01:18 UTC