¡¡SHANGHAI, Aug. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- The municipal central meteorological observatory of Shanghai sends out a black warning signal Saturday, warning the citizens of the imminent typhoon Matsa.

    Matsa, number nine typhoon this year, landed at Ganjiang Township in Yuhuan County, east China's Zhejiang Province at 3:40 a.m. Saturday.

    The typhoon center has been moving northwestward at a speed of 12 km per hour and was only 230 kilometers away from Shanghai as of 4:00 p.m.

    Affected by Matsa, the major areas in Shanghai suffers strong rainstorms. The precipitation in Luojing reaches 120 mm.

    Meanwhile, the typhoon also brings winds measuring eight or nine on Beaufort scale to the urban areas of the east China financial center.

    Some citizens say that this was the strongest wind they had even seen during the past seven or eight years.

    The observatory said the impacts of Matsa will not grow weakened until Sunday morning.

    The municipal government has relocated 69,000 citizens living in the coastal areas and mobilized 100,000 people in disaster control and relief works.   Enditem