Snowy Owl
Retired in 2010, In Memoriam
China and Vietnam evacuate thousands as typhoon strikes
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</td> </tr> </tbody></table> China and Vietnam evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from low-lying coastal areas on Wednesday October 3 as Typhoon Lekima, packing winds of up to 120 kph (75 mph) blew in from the east. The typhoon made landfall late on Tuesday near China's beach resort of Sanya, on the southern tip of tropical Hainan island, trapping tourists and forcing the evacuation of over 225,000 residents.
Oct 4, 2007 - 7:09:00 AM
<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="120"> <tbody><tr> <td>
</td> </tr> </tbody></table> China and Vietnam evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from low-lying coastal areas on Wednesday October 3 as Typhoon Lekima, packing winds of up to 120 kph (75 mph) blew in from the east. The typhoon made landfall late on Tuesday near China's beach resort of Sanya, on the southern tip of tropical Hainan island, trapping tourists and forcing the evacuation of over 225,000 residents.
Oct 4, 2007 - 7:09:00 AM