Typhoon Yagi, the 14th this year, made landfall at around 11:35 p.m. Sunday in Wenling County, east China's Zhejiang Province, bringing gales¹ of up to force 10, according to the provincial² flood control headquarters.

 

2018第14号台风摩羯周日夜间11时35分左右在浙江温岭市登陆，台风中心风速达到 10级。

 

By Sunday afternoon, 204,949 people in ten cities, including Taizhou, Zhoushan, and Wenzhou in the province had been evacuated³ and a total of 20,949 fishing boats and other 4,526 vessels⁴ had returned to port or safety waters, the flood control headquarters said.

 

The strong tropical storm is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to most parts of the province from Sunday to Monday. It is estimated to gradually wane⁵ as it keeps moving northwest.

 

China's national weather observatory⁶ on Sunday issued a blue alert for typhoon Yagi. China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow, and blue.

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