Tropical storm Mujigae lands in S China island province
15:13, 11 September 2009
HAIKOU. September 11. KAZINFORM Tropical storm Mujigae landed on Hainan early Friday morning, bringing downpours to the Wenchang and Haikou areas of the island; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The province's meteorological bureau said the storm landed about 2:20 a.m. Friday at Longlou Town in Wenchang city, packing winds of 72 km an hour in its eye.
Mujigae, the 13th tropical storm this year, reached the sea area of the eastern area of the Beibu Gulf late Friday morning.
The storm has caused economic losses of 6.65 million yuan (973,600 U.S. dollars), with more than 1,800 people evacuated and some farm land, fish ponds, roads and water conservation systems submerged.
Flights resumed Friday morning at the Meilan Airport in province's capital of Haikou, after 18 were suspended Thursday afternoon because of strong winds and heavy rain, airport sources said; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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