. Earth Science News .
SHAKE AND BLOW
Coastal evacuations in China as typhoon nears

by Staff Writers
 Beijing (AFP) July 28, 2008
 At least 500,000 people have been evacuated or returned to port in eastern and southern China as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the coast, state media reported on Monday.

Xinhua news agency said the typhoon was expected to make landfall on the coast of China's Fujian province in the early hours of Tuesday after it left one dead and six injured in Taiwan.

Authorities in Fujian had already ordered the return to shore of more than 270,000 people to their fishing communities in advance of the storm, Xinhua said.

In neighbouring Zhejiang, 230,000 people had been evacuated and more than 26,000 boats had returned to shore, it said.

With its strong winds and heavy rains, Fung-wong forced the closure of schools and offices across Taiwan, after earlier wreaking havoc in the Philippines.

It severely disrupted Taiwan's travel system, caused the stock market to close and saw thousands of homes have their power cut.

A 68-year-old man died in southeastern Taitung county when the gale-force winds blew him off the roof of his home, which he had been trying to repair during the storm, Taiwan's National Fire Agency said.

Community
 Email This Article
 Comment On This Article
Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
 Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters
When the Earth Quakes
A world of storm and tempest


Memory Foam Mattress Review
SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
 Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


SHAKE AND BLOW
One dead after typhoon pounds Taiwan
 Taipei (AFP) July 29, 2008
 Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into Taiwan on Monday, unleashing strong winds and heavy rains that left one man dead, forced schools to shut down across the island and disrupted air travel.






DISASTER MANAGEMENT
  • Japanese say careful preparations saved them from quake
  • Asia forges agreement towards joint disaster taskforce
  • Chinese Earthquake Provides Lessons For Future
  • Asia's disaster response in spotlight at security talks

    • CLIMATE SCIENCE
  • Climate Change In The USA To Cost Billions
  • Greenhouse Gases May Be Released As Destruction Of Wetlands Worsens
  • Limes May Help Cut CO2 Levels Back To Pre-Industrial Levels
  • Ontario joins US carbon trading clan

    • EARTH OBSERVATION
  • GOCE Prepares For Shipment To Russia
  • NASA Works To Improve Short-Term Weather Forecasts
  • ESA To Consult The Science Community On Earth Explorer Selection
  • NASA's Deep Impact Films Earth As An Alien World

    • ENERGY TECH
  • Shell says it eases some Nigerian pipeline production after attack
  • China's largest oil and gas producer cuts jobs: state media
  • Workers struggle to clean up oil spill on Mississippi
  • Scientists work on garbage for gas

    • EPIDEMICS
  • New Evidence Of Battle Between Humans And Ancient Virus
  • Dengue cases in Philippines rise by 43 percent: government
  • Using Biostatistics To Detect Disease Outbreaks
  • A Viral Cloaking Device

    • FLORA AND FAUNA
  • Stars Of The Deep
  • Various Species' Genes Evolve To Minimize Protein Production Errors
  • Prevailing Theory Of Aging Challenged In Worm Study
  • New Population Of Highly Threatened Greater Bamboo Lemur Found

    • FROTH AND BUBBLE
  • Air Quality Forecasts For China
  • Air Pollution Is Causing Widespread And Serious Impacts To Ecosystems
  • Study: Early Los Alamos toxin leaks higher
  • California passes strict shipping pollution laws

    • ABOUT US
  • China allows quake-hit families to have more children
  • Outdoor Enthusiasts Scaring Off Native Carnivores In Parks
  • Archaeologists Trace Early Irrigation Farming In Ancient Yemen
  • Research Publications Online: Too Much Of A Good Thing

    • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement