The eastern coast of China is being battered by the powerful typhoon Chan-hom.Homes and businesses have been evacuated and there has been major transport disruption.
Almost one million people in Zhejiang Province have been moved to safer ground, and the authorities in Shanghai are recommending people stay indoors.Typhoon Chan-hom hit the Chinese coast south of Shanghai on Saturday with winds of up to 160 km (100 miles) per hour, as nearly 1 million people were evacuated and hundreds of airline flights cancelled.
The national weather service said earlier the typhoon might be the strongest to strike China since the communist government took power in 1949. It initially was deemed a super-typhoon but was downgraded at midday Saturday to a strong typhoon.
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