Mekkhala makes landfall


Weathering adversity: Firefighters guiding tourists through debris at a resort village in Zhangpu county, Fujian province, after Typhoon Mekkhala made landfall. — China Daily/ANN

FUZHOU: Mekkhala, the sixth typhoon of this year, made landfall in east China’s Fujian province, bringing with it strong winds and torrential rain.

The typhoon landed in the coastal areas of Zhangpu county yesterday at around 7.30am, bringing gales of up to 33m per second near its eye, according to local meteorological authorities.

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