The National Meteorological Center here on Saturday issued an orange alert as Typhoon Lekima made landfall in east China's Zhejiang Province, bringing torrential rain and heavy winds that knocked out power, downed thousands of trees and forced more than one million people out from their homes.The Center told Xinhua news agency that Typhoon Lekima, the ninth typhoon of the year, made landfall in the city of Wenling in Zhejiang around 1:45 a.m. (local time) with a maximum wind force of 187 kilometers per hour.The typhoon is expected to move further north at a speed of about 15 km/h, with gradually weakening force, the center said, adding that it will sweep through Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces before making another landfall in the southern coastal areas of the Shandong Peninsula on late Sunday.The center also warned against strong winds in places, including Taiwan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Jiangsu.People in affected areas were asked to avoid outdoor activities while the local ...
