5 die as Fitow slams into China's southeast coast
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Hangzhou International Airport canceled 22 flights yesterday, while Wenzhou Airport, another pivotal airport in Zhejiang, canceled 27 flights on Sunday and operations continued to be disrupted yesterday.
As of 6am yesterday, Fitow had affected over 3 million people in eight cities in Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (US$372 million), according to the provincial flood control office.
About 360,000 houses in Zhejiang and 130,000 in Fujian were without power yesterday.
In Fujian, direct economic losses were estimated at 19.06 billion yuan.
No deaths have been reported so far in the province, according to the local flood control office.
About 56 bullet trains and 20 flights were canceled in the province.
Between 8am on Saturday to 8am yesterday, Zhejiang saw rain of around 130 millimeters.
The highway linking Ningbo, Taizhou and Wenzhou was also partially closed.
Meanwhile, a total of 356 coach lines to Wenzhou and Fujian were canceled yesterday.
Fitow, along with the approaching Typhoon Danas, will continue to affect the province with more rainstorms forecast for today, officials said.
Fitow is the 23rd typhoon to have hit China this year.
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