Typhoon Saudel makes double landfall on China’s eastern coast

Typhoon Saudel made ​two landfalls on China's eastern coast on ‌Friday morning, as authorities evacuated people and halted trains and ferries. The typhoon made landfall at the city ​of Taizhou around 8:05 a.m. (0005 GMT) and the city of Wenzhou around ​9:10 a.m. (0110 GMT), according to state media, ⁠marking the third typhoon to strike the ​eastern province of Zhejiang this year.ollowing typhoons Bavi and Dolphin, Saudel is the third to make landfall in Zhejiang this year, equalling the province’s 2004 record of three typhoon landfalls in a single year. It is also the seventh typhoon to strike mainland China this year. The landfall disrupted flights and ferry services across major urban centres, including the industrial hub of Ningbo and the economic powerhouse of Shanghai. Typhoon Saudel, the 18th typhoon of this year, made landfall, packing maximum sustained winds of 35 meters per second near its center, according to the provincial meteorological observatory.
The Wenzhou government ordered the evacuation of more than 820,000 people, while Taizhou authorities suspended eight passenger ferry routes and identified 52,000 people needing evacuation, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Rail operator China Railway Shanghai Group temporarily suspended some services on several lines in Zhejiang from Thursday to Friday, according to CCTV. Fujian launched an emergency response to the typhoon on Thursday, halting projects along the coast and closing 57 passenger ferry routes.