BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Typhoon Damrey has reached East China’s Jiangsu province, forcing more than fifty thousand people to evacuate. Meanwhile, Typhoon Saola is also expected to plague coastal areas in Fujian Province. The two typhoons could affect coastal areas of 10 provinces, including Zhejiang and Shandong.

The Central Meteorological Center continues to issue storm alerts for downpours in Central and East China in the next few days. A shipping route linking Fujian and Taiwan has been closed.

Emergency plans have been launched in Fujian province, where around 60,000 fishermen have been ordered to return to port. The same is true for more than 6,000 ships, and around 30,000 fishermen in Jiangsu province. Jiangsu is bracing for possible torrential floods and other geological disasters.

(Source: CNTV.cn)