Chinese authorities say a powerful typhoon has made landfall in the eastern province of Fujian, forcing evacuations, cutting power, destroying homes and causing the shutdown of rail and air transportation.
China's National Meteorological Center says Typhoon Fitow struck Fuding city early Monday with winds of 150 kilometers per hour, then quickly slowed before weakening to a tropical storm.
Authorities evacuated more than half a million people, while the storm dumped more than 200 millimeters of rain on the region.
Forecasters say Fitow will continue to move northwestward, but will weaken quickly.