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1.8M Chinese Flee Typhoon

Posted Sep 18, 07 2:37 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – The Chinese government is evacuating 1.8 million people ahead of what is expected to be one of the most powerful typhoons to strike the mainland in years. Typhoon Wipha is bearing down on the densely populated coast  with wind gusts at 165 mph and waves up to 36 feet high. Wipha is predicted to make landfall south of Shanghai early tomorrow.

The typhoon already brushed northern Taiwan, killing at least one man and shutting down schools, offices and the stock market. The government has ordered similar closings for Shanghai Wednesday, and is removing residents from coastal and low-lying areas.

Source Associated Press

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This image provided by NOAA shows Typhoon Wipha taken Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007.   (Associated Press)
Residents are evacuated to a public school in Shanghai, China, Tuesday Sept. 18, 2007. China's commercial center of Shanghai evacuated 200,000 people on Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of Typhoon...   (Associated Press)
A pedestrian jumps over a flooded road as it rains in Shanghai, eastern China, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. China's commercial center of Shanghai was evacuating 200,000 people on Tuesday ahead of the expected...   (Associated Press)
The Pudong district of Shanghai.   (KRT Photos)
Map tracks the path of Typhoon Wipha.   (Associated Press)
This image provided by NOAA shows Typhoon Wipha taken Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007.   (Associated Press)
This image provided by NOAA shows typhoon Wipha taken Tuesday Sept. 18, 2007.   (Associated Press)
A woman struggles with her umbrella in light winds and rain from typhoon Wipha as it skirts across the top of the island, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)   (Associated Press)
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