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Longwang degrades to tropical depression
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-10-03 17:18

Typhoon Longwang, which landed in Jinjiang in southeast China's Fujian Province Sunday night, degraded to tropical depression on Monday morning.


Chinese make their way in the flooded city centre of Fuzhou in Fujian province, eastern China October 3, 2005 after it was hit by Typhoon Longwang. Typhoon Longwang reached China on Sunday. As the storm approached, more than 200,000 people were evacuated from boats to land in Fujian, state media said. [Reuters]
At 9:00 a.m, the center of the low pressure was in Fujian's Shanghang county, and it was moving towards Jiangxi Province at 15km per hour, according to the Central Meteorological Station.

Due to the joint influence of the low pressure and the cold front from the north, the coastal regions of the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait and part of the coastal areas of the South China Sea will be swept by strong winds ranging from fresh breeze to moderate gale from Monday noon to Tuesday.

Meanwhile, these areas will also be hit by torrential rains and rainstorms, the station said.

Longwang, or Dragon King, forced 376,000 people in Fujian to leave home for safe places by 6:00 p.m. Sunday.



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