This Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, satellite image released by NASA shows Typhoon Hagupit over Taiwan, center left. (NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) via AP)
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UPDATED 1:00 PM PT — Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Typhoon Hagupit struck Eastern China on Tuesday, causing major flooding. The typhoon hit Pan’an County with intense rain and strong winds, which caused rivers to overflow and flood into homes.
Nearly 150 residents of a local village and almost 700 tourists were forced to evacuate.
Winds were reportedly so strong they knocked down a 600-year-old tree.
Watch: #Typhoon Hagupit strikes east #China‘s Zhejiang Province pic.twitter.com/1qQTTVwrOW
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) August 4, 2020
Officials have declared a red alert for the county and urged people to shelter in place.
“We went from home to home and asked the tourists at farmer’s inns to stay indoors and not to go out when (the) typhoon strikes,” explained local official Lyu Hangshuai.
As of Wednesday afternoon, there were no reports of major injuries.
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