Thursday 20 August 2009

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Typhoon batters south-east China

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Typhoon Morakot has struck China's south-east coast, destroying hundreds of houses and flooding farmland.

Almost one million people were evacuated ahead of the storm, which crashed ashore in Fujian province with winds of up to 119km/h (74mph).

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Typhoon batters south-east China