颱風吹襲中國

Chinese authorities say a powerful typhoon has made landfall in the eastern province of Fujian, forcing evacuations, cutting power, destroying homes and causing the shutdown of rail and air transportation.

China's National Meteorological Center says Typhoon Fitow struck Fuding city early Monday with winds of 150 kilometers per hour, then quickly slowed before weakening to a tropical storm.

Authorities evacuated more than half a million people, while the storm dumped more than 200 millimeters of rain on the region.

Forecasters say Fitow will continue to move northwestward, but will weaken quickly.中國當局說，一場猛烈的颱風在福建登陸，當地居民撤離，供電中斷，房屋被摧毀，鐵路和空中運輸服務停頓。

中國國家氣象中心說，颱風“菲特”星期一清晨侵襲福鼎市，風力爲每小時150公里，隨後迅速減弱爲熱帶風暴。

當局疏散了50多萬居民，這場風暴給當地帶來2百多毫米的降雨。

天氣預報說，“菲特”將繼續向西北方向移動，但風力將迅速減弱。