Coast provinces battered by Typhoon Khanun
By Shao Xiaoyi (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-09-12 05:35

"Special attention should be paid to possible mudslides and cave-ins, as rocks and earth were loosened by the floods and rains caused by previous typhoons like Haitang, Matsa, and Talim," said Lu Keyuan, an expert from the Zhejiang Provincial Water Resources Bureau.

Local authorities in Shanghai asked people working high above the ground or near coastal areas to stop, and those living in work sheds or dilapidated houses to be evacuated.

Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport cancelled more than 10 flights to typhoon-affected southern cities including Zhoushan and Huangyan in Zhejiang Province.

Neighbouring Jiangsu Province also issued a warning on Friday night, as it expected Khanun to travel through the province and bring rainstorms beginning yesterday afternoon.

The Jiangsu Provincial Meteorological Bureau recommended local businesses and residents take proper measures to avoid damage.

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