Iran Press/Asia: Typhoon Yagi hit Zhejiang province shortly before midnight, bringing winds of up to 102 kph, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the provincial flood control headquarters.
A total of 204,949 people in 10 cities, including Taizhou, Zhoushan, and Wenzhou, have been evacuated and almost 21,000 fishing boats called back to port, it said.
Typhoon Yagi hit China's Zhejiang province shortly before midnight on Sunday packing winds of up to 102km/h, the official Xinhua news agency reports, citing provincial flood control headquarters.
The storm will also bring heavy rain and will gradually weaken as it moves slowly inland to the northwest.
Summer is China's typhoon season, although casualties have been minimised in recent years by early government planning and evacuations from potential danger zones.
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