BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Trami, the 12th typhoon to hit China this year, has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved further inland after making landfall in east China’s Fujian Province.

Southern China was hit by fresh flooding as Trami, the second storm in a week lashed the region. It was heading northwest, bringing heavy rain to Taiwan, Fujian and Zhejiang. Trami knocked down power lines and caused blackouts in several rural townships of Fujian’s Fuqing City. No casualties have been reported. The storm also brought heavy rain and winds in east China’s Jiangxi Province.

Local weather authorities say Trami can help ease drought in several areas of the province, but also warn of possible flooding and landslides. Trami’s power was also felt in the tidal bore of the Qiantang River in eastern Zhejiang Province, known as the world’s largest. Local observation stations monitored massive waves as high as 3.8 meters, which crashed along the banks of the river near the city of Haining, setting the highest record in a decade.

(Source: CNTV.cn)