China's national weather service said super Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to make landfall by early Saturday July 11,2015 at Fujian or Zhejiang province, and has issued its highest-level alert.
Zhejiang's Civil Affairs Bureau said nearly 60,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas. The country's railway service said more than 100 trains between the region's cities are canceled through Sunday.
In the seaside city of Zhoushan, all flights in and out of its airport have been canceled. The city has halted bus services and speedboat ferry services. Several tourist spots also were closed.
In the nearby port city of Ningbo, 23 flights were canceled, the airport said.
Several area cities also have announced suspension of inter-city bus services.
People gather to see huge waves as typhoon Chan-hom comes near Wenling, east China's Zhejiang province on July 10, 2015
A man walks through a flooded cornfield during a
heavy storm brought by typhoon Chan-hom in Zhoushan, east China's
Zhejiang province on July 11, 2015
A couple make their way through a storm brought by typhoon Chan-hom in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang province on July 11, 2015.
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