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2012-08-08 11:04 (Xinhua)

Typhoon Haikui wreaks havoc after landing



HANGZHOU - Typhoon Haikui brought downpours and flooding which stranded dozens of
people in east China after landing in Zhejiang Province early Wednesday morning.

Haikui landed in Hepu Township, Xiangshan County near the Sanmenwan Gulf in central Zhejiang
at 3:20 am with the maximum wind speed at 150 kilometers per hour and iFeng's roving news
reporters were on the trail in the early morning to bring you "Live" news updates along its path.

The rain-triggered flooding stranded about 130 people in three farmer's hotels in the city of Lin'an
which the provincial capital Hangzhou administers, said Lin'an municipal rescuers.

By 8 am, 123 people have been rescued while ten others have yet to be reached by the rescuers,
they said.

The rescuers once had difficulty to reach the hotels as roads towards it have been flooded and they
had to march the last two kilometers on foot, rescuers said.

Haikui is the third typhoon to wallop China's eastern coast in a week, after storms Saola and Damrey
hit the region over the weekend.

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Wondering are they taking home big wages for a risky job like these.