A car is covered under a fallen tree in Xiamen, China's Fujian Province, on Tuesday (Aug 11). Typhoon Mekkhala, the sixth this year, made landfall in Zhangpu County, east China's Fujian Province, bringing gales of up to 33m per second near its eye, according to local meteorological authorities. - Xinhua
FUZHOU, Aug 11 (Xinhua): Mekkhala, the sixth typhoon of this year, made landfall in east China's Fujian Province on Tuesday morning, bringing with it strong winds and torrential rain.
The typhoon landed in coastal areas of Zhangpu County at around 7:30 a.m., bringing gales of up to 33 metres per second near its eye, according to local meteorological authorities.
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