Typhoon Soulik soaks Taiwan, hits mainland China [1]

CNN - by Ben Brumfield - July 14, 2013

 

(CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated Saturday along China's southeastern coast as Typhoon Soulik struck, where the storm was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain.

Upwards of 305,000 people left their homes in eastern China's Fujian province, according to state-run China Daily [2], citing the provincial flood control headquarters.

Soulik made landfall Saturday afternoon, bringing it with winds that reached a top speed of 118 kilometers per hour (73 mph), according to forecasters.

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