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15-09-2022, 02:35 PM
15 Sep 2022 12:25PM
(Updated: 15 Sep 2022 12:25PM)
SHANGHAI: High winds and heavy rain lashed China's densely populated east coast on Thursday (Sep 15), after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes and grounded most flights at Shanghai's main airports.
Muifa is the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Shanghai - home to more than 25 million people - since record-keeping began in 1949
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At least 426,000 people were evacuated in Shanghai and another 1.2 million people were taken to temporary shelters in neighbouring Zhejiang province
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Muifa is the 12th typhoon to hit China this year, according to state media.
Tropical storms, which are expected to increase as the planet warms, were sharply up in 2021
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/chi...in-2939881
(Updated: 15 Sep 2022 12:25PM)
SHANGHAI: High winds and heavy rain lashed China's densely populated east coast on Thursday (Sep 15), after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes and grounded most flights at Shanghai's main airports.
Muifa is the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Shanghai - home to more than 25 million people - since record-keeping began in 1949
......
At least 426,000 people were evacuated in Shanghai and another 1.2 million people were taken to temporary shelters in neighbouring Zhejiang province
......
Muifa is the 12th typhoon to hit China this year, according to state media.
Tropical storms, which are expected to increase as the planet warms, were sharply up in 2021
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/chi...in-2939881
