Typhoon Haikui carrying strong winds and heavy rain on 8 August landed in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, killing three people and causing major economic losses. This is the third storm to attack eastern China in the past 1 week, behind Saola and Damrey.
>>>Image of Haikui storm landing in China
Graphic simulating the path of Typhoon Haikui.
The tropical storm Haikui, which winds up to 150km / h, landed in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, in the early morning of August 8 local time. Strong winds knocked many electric poles in this province.
Heavy rain due to typhoon Haikui flooded a pig farm in Zhangshan District, Zhejiang Province.
A man tried to rescue a cow immersed in water.
A house collapsed due to Typhoon Haikui. As of August 9, Typhoon Haikui has killed 3 people.
Wind-powered motorcycles landed on a street in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.
A house damaged by the storm.
Lifeguards help evacuate people in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province.
Heavy rains caused by storms have flooded many roads and disrupted Zhejiang's transportation system.
Rooted trees fall into a vehicle.
Heavy rain also caused heavy damage to farming areas.
An orange growing area in Zhejiang is submerged in the sea.
Typhoon Haikui affected about 3.2 million people in Zhejiang Province. The storm flattened 2,900 houses and forced 30,000 businesses to stop production. Estimated economic losses caused by the storm amounted to 1.07 billion USD.
Boats return to shore to avoid storms.
A man caught fish on the street flooded in Taizhou city.
A billboard was smashed by the wind.
A sports center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province is used as a temporary shelter for those who have to evacuate because of Typhoon Haikui.
Pedestrians move hard on a road in Shanghai due to strong winds due to Typhoon Haikui.
Shanghai is not a place where direct storms land, but it is located near Zhejiang so it is also affected. After sweeping over Zhejiang, Typhoon Haikui attacked Anhui province last night in local time.
