Typhoon Doksuri hit southeastern China on Friday morning, bringing high winds and battering rains to coastal areas after the deadly storm bypassed Taiwan on its way from the Philippines.
Wind speeds of up to 175 kilometres per hour were recorded as the storm reached the coast of Fujian province around 10:00 am , Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.
In Xiamen, a major port city on the Taiwan Strait, heavy weather appeared to have ripped the roof off of a bus station and pushed it up against a nearby sign. Live footage broadcast by CCTV showed a reporter wading through flooded streets flanked by several downed trees, warning viewers in the area to stay home except in emergencies.
But Xinhua reported that the storm-level gales would affect "coastal regions of Taiwan, Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong, among others" until 8:00 am on Saturday.
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