East China on alert as Typhoon Longwang nears

    FUZHOU, Oct. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- More than 210,000 people off shore in east China's Fujian Province have been evacuated to safe places on Sunday before the coming of Typhoon Longwang.

    The people were moved from boats and aquiculture farms in Ningde, Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. Local governments are transferring people on the low lands of the coastal region.

    Typhoon Longwang, the Chinese name for a legendary dragon king which takes care of the world's rain, has slammed into Taiwan Sunday morning.

    The typhoon is moving towards Fujian at a speed of 25 kilometers an hour and is expected to reach the province on Sunday night.

    The typhoon might cause serious impact to the province, according to the local meteorological bureau.

    Local governments have asked the boats on the sea to return, and tourism departments to inform travelers about the typhoon. Some activities celebrating the National Day might be canceled according to the situation of the typhoon. Enditem