强台风致580,000人疏散转移 Typhoon Maria forces 580,000 to evacuate

Firefighters use a boat to evacuate a stranded fisherman off Lianjiang county of Fujian province's capital, Fuzhou, on Wednesday. [China Daily]

A total(总计) of 580,000 people have been evacuated(转移) as typhoon Maria stormed into southeastern China on Wednesday, paralyzing(使瘫痪) railway and air transportation(运输) in some areas, authorities said. All those evacuated are from Fujian and neighboring Zhejiang province, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.

Huge waves beat against the sea shore in Shitang Township of Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 10, 2018, as Typhoon Maria, the eighth typhoon this year, approaches the coast.

The typhoon(台风), the eighth this year, made landfall(登陆) at around 9 a.m. on Wednesday in Lianjiang County(连江县), east China's Fujian Province, bringing gales of up to 42 meters per second at its eye. 

Strong gales uprooted many trees, broke(损坏) fish rafts and caused hazards(危险) on roads in Lianjiang, a fishing county.

Fujian ordered all fishing boats to return to harbor(海港) by Tuesday noon and workers at offshore fish farms(渔场) were required to return to land by 6 p.m.

Aerial photo taken on July 10, 2018, shows huge waves beating against the sea shore in Shitang Township of Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province.

In Fuzhou, the provincial capital, schools(学校) and factories(工厂) in coastal areas were asked to close(关闭) Wednesday. Ongoing projects involving highways and ports were suspended(暂停).

The ferry service between the coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian, and Kinmen in Taiwan, was halted(暂停) Wednesday. Local maritime affairs authorities said that more than 850 ships(船) had returned to Xiamen port(港口). More than 200 trains(列车) from or going to Fujian were halted, and 178 flights(航班) have been canceled(取消) at Fuzhou Changle International Airport, according to transportation authorities.

A tree is blown down by Typhoon Maria at Lianjiang County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 11, 2018.

词汇 Words:

[zǒng jì] 总计 total
[wēi xiǎn] 危险 hazard
[shǐ tān huàn] 使瘫痪 paralyze
[gǎng kǒu] 港口 port
[dēng lù] 登陆 landfall
[zhuǎn yí] 转移 evacuate
[guān bì] 关闭 close
[zàn tíng] 暂停 suspend
[qǔ xiāo] 取消 cancel

Words relevant to weather 天气相关词汇: 

[tái fēng] 台风 typhoon
[bào yǔ] 暴雨 downpour
[bào fēng yǔ] 暴风雨 storm
[yǔ] 雨 rain
[xiǎo yǔ] 小雨 drizzle
[shuāng] 霜 frost
[bīng báo] 冰雹 hail
[xuě] 雪 snow
[wù] 雾 mist
[léi] 雷 thunder
[shǎn diàn] 闪电 lightning
[yún] 云 cloud
[fēng] 风 wind
[jù fēng] 飓风 hurricane
[qiáng fēng] 强风 gale
[wēi fēng] 微风 breeze