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<span class="news_story_title">Typhoon Wipha Slams Into China; Heads Toward Shanghai</span></p>
Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Typhoon Wipha slammed into the east coast of China with winds of 185 kilometers per hour (116 miles per hour) and headed toward Shanghai. About 2 million people were evacuated, including 200,000 in China's financial capital. </p>
Wipha's eye crossed the coast in eastern Zhejiang province after 2 a.m. today, according to the latest advisory on the Web site of the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The storm was moving north-northwest at 20 kilometers an hour with winds gusting to 232 kilometers per hour. </p>
President Hu Jintao ordered coastal provinces and cities to protect lives and property in a notice on a government Web site. Flights were canceled and the Shanghai Stock Exchange said it would take emergency measures should the storm disrupt trading or communications networks. </p>
Wipha was forecast to be close to Shanghai by about 2 p.m. local time today, the U.S. Navy center said. The storm's eye was near the city of Wenzhou, 340 kilometers south of Shanghai, at 8 a.m. today, according to China's Central Meteorological Bureau. </p>
The storm crossed the coast in Cangnan county near Wenzhou, according to China's official Xinhua news agency. </p>
Residents Warned </p>
The government of Zhejiang province, where Wenzhou is located, yesterday warned coastal residents on its Web site that the typhoon will be ``very strong.'' </p>
Two Women's World Cup soccer matches were postponed today because of the storm, according to the China Daily newspaper. </p>
Joaquin Almunia, the European Union Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, canceled a speech at the China- Europe International Business School in Shanghai today because his flight from Beijing was delayed, according to Laurie Underwood, a spokeswoman for the school. </p>
In Taiwan, Wipha left one person missing and two people injured, according to a notice on the Web site of the country's National Fire Agency. </p>
About 12,000 households were left without power and 124 mobile phone stations were affected, according the agency. About 4,600 sailors from China sought shelter in Taiwan's harbors and the government evacuated 311 people to safer areas. The typhoon damaged 14 roads, the agency said. </p>
The typhoon dumped as much as 760 millimeters (30 inches) of rain in the highlands of northern Taiwan, the weather bureau said. The government issued mudslide warnings and flood alerts for 381 rivers and mountains. </p>
The government closed markets and offices as the typhoon passed north of the island yesterday with winds as high as 250 kilometers per hour. The Taiwan Stock Exchange and other exchanges opened today after being shut yesterday. </p>
Wipha is a name given to women in Thailand, according to the Web site of the Hong Kong Observatory, which lists cyclone names in use in the Pacific. It's the 13th storm of the northwest Pacific cyclone season, according to the Web site of the U.S. Navy's typhoon center. </p>
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Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Typhoon Wipha slammed into the east coast of China with winds of 185 kilometers per hour (116 miles per hour) and headed toward Shanghai. About 2 million people were evacuated, including 200,000 in China's financial capital. </p>
Wipha's eye crossed the coast in eastern Zhejiang province after 2 a.m. today, according to the latest advisory on the Web site of the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The storm was moving north-northwest at 20 kilometers an hour with winds gusting to 232 kilometers per hour. </p>
President Hu Jintao ordered coastal provinces and cities to protect lives and property in a notice on a government Web site. Flights were canceled and the Shanghai Stock Exchange said it would take emergency measures should the storm disrupt trading or communications networks. </p>
Wipha was forecast to be close to Shanghai by about 2 p.m. local time today, the U.S. Navy center said. The storm's eye was near the city of Wenzhou, 340 kilometers south of Shanghai, at 8 a.m. today, according to China's Central Meteorological Bureau. </p>
The storm crossed the coast in Cangnan county near Wenzhou, according to China's official Xinhua news agency. </p>
Residents Warned </p>
The government of Zhejiang province, where Wenzhou is located, yesterday warned coastal residents on its Web site that the typhoon will be ``very strong.'' </p>
Two Women's World Cup soccer matches were postponed today because of the storm, according to the China Daily newspaper. </p>
Joaquin Almunia, the European Union Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, canceled a speech at the China- Europe International Business School in Shanghai today because his flight from Beijing was delayed, according to Laurie Underwood, a spokeswoman for the school. </p>
In Taiwan, Wipha left one person missing and two people injured, according to a notice on the Web site of the country's National Fire Agency. </p>
About 12,000 households were left without power and 124 mobile phone stations were affected, according the agency. About 4,600 sailors from China sought shelter in Taiwan's harbors and the government evacuated 311 people to safer areas. The typhoon damaged 14 roads, the agency said. </p>
The typhoon dumped as much as 760 millimeters (30 inches) of rain in the highlands of northern Taiwan, the weather bureau said. The government issued mudslide warnings and flood alerts for 381 rivers and mountains. </p>
The government closed markets and offices as the typhoon passed north of the island yesterday with winds as high as 250 kilometers per hour. The Taiwan Stock Exchange and other exchanges opened today after being shut yesterday. </p>
Wipha is a name given to women in Thailand, according to the Web site of the Hong Kong Observatory, which lists cyclone names in use in the Pacific. It's the 13th storm of the northwest Pacific cyclone season, according to the Web site of the U.S. Navy's typhoon center. </p>
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