Nearly half a million leave home as storm left by super typhoon Nepartak hits China

[WorldNews]

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The remains of super typhoon Nepartak made landfall in China's eastern Fujian province on Saturday, bringing high winds and heavy rain, and forcing the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people. At least 420,000 people in four cities including the capital Fuzhou have been urgently relocated, state news agency Xinhua reported. The storm hit land in Fujian province just before 2 p.m., lashing Shishi city with winds of around 100 kph (62 mph), Xinhua said.

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