Typhoon Danas makes third landfall in east China


HANGZHOU, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Danas, the fourth typhoon of the year, made its third landfall in the coastal area of Rui'an City in east China's Zhejiang Province late on Tuesday, local authorities have confirmed.

According to the provincial meteorological observatory, the center of the tropical storm made landfall at around 11:45 p.m., packing winds of up to 20 meters per second, with a central pressure of at least 992 hectopascals.

This followed Danas' initial landfall in Taiwan early on Monday, and second landfall in Dongtou District of Wenzhou, also in Zhejiang, at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday.

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