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Typhoon death toll rises to 23

    BEIJING, May 20 -- The death toll from Typhoon Chanchu, the strongest typhoon on record to enter the South China Sea region in May, rose to 23 on Friday.

    Eight people died in Guangdong including five in a traffic accident and 15 in Fujian, where four were still missing.

Typhoon Chanchu kills 11 after slamming in China

Villagers struggle their way on a flooded street after rainstorm in Xibei Village of Longhai City, south China's Fujian Province, May 18, 2006. (Xinhua)

    BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people are confirmed dead and four others are missing after Typhoon Chanchu made landfall in southeastern China's coastal areas Thursday, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

17 Vietnamese fishermen missing in Typhoon Chanchu

    HANOI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Two Vietnamese fishing ships with 17 people on board have gone missing in Typhoon Chanchu, local media reported on Thursday.

Typhoon Chanchu kills 11, leaves 4 missing in China

    BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Chanchu has killed 11 people and left 4 others missing in China by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, latest government statistics show.

Typhoon Chanchu to arrive in East China Sea

    HANGZHOU, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Chanchu, the strongest tropical storm at this time of year that has slammed southern China, is expected to arrive in the East China Sea Thursday evening, said a local observatory.

Typhoon Chanchu reaches Fujian, 578,000 people relocated

    FUZHOU, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Chanchu continues to move northward along the coastal areas of east China's Fujian Province after it landed in Shantou City of neighboring Guangdong Province at 2:15 a.m. Thursday, local meteorological sources said.

Typhoon Chanchu lands in south China, claiming two lives

    SHANTOU, Guangdong, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Chanchu landed in south China on Thursday, claiming two lives and stranding more than 6,400 people in Shantou, Guangdong Province.

630,000 evacuated from S. China provinces as Typhoon Chanchu approaches

    FUZHOU, May 17 (Xinhua) -- More than 630,000 people have been evacuated from China's southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian as Typhoon Chanchu is expected slam the coastline on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.

Typhoon "Chanchu" spinning away from HK

    HONG KONG, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon "Chanchu" was spinning away from Hong Kong toward the mainland's southeast coast on Wednesday night, said the city's observatory that still hoisting a warning for the tropical cyclone.

Half a million evacuated from S. China provinces ahead of "Chanchu"

    FUZHOU, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Almost half a million people have been evacuated from China's southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian Wednesday as Typhoon Chanchu is expected slam the coastline Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.

Typhoon forces massive evacuation from Fujian, Guangdong

    FUZHOU, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Almost half a million people have been evacuated from China's southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian Wednesday as Typhoon Chanchu is expected slam the coastline Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.  

Guangdong evacuates 180,000 people as "Chanchu" approaches

    GUANGZHOU, May 17 (Xinhua) -- More than 180,000 people have been evacuated from coastal areas to safe places in south China's Guangdong Province as typhoon Chanchu, the first tropical storm of this year, is approaching.

Typhoon Chanchu disrupts HK traffic

    HONG KONG May 17 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Chanchu battered Hong Kong on Wednesday causing halt of air, sea and land traffic.

Vice premier stresses people's safety as typhoon "Chanchu" approaches

    BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu called on local authorities to keep close watch over the approaching typhoon Chanchu, saying that the protection of life and property must be given top priority in disaster relief.  

Provinces warned to stay alert as typhoon moves closer

People ride bicycles beside waves surged by winds on the coast in Zhuhai, a city in south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2006. Typhoon "Chanchu", the first strong typhoon to attack south China this year, raises high sea waves in Zhuhai May 16. (Xinhua photo)

    BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China has urged seven provinces, including the coastal regions of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang, to stay alert and prepare for disaster relief as typhoon Chanchu moves closer to south China after killing dozens of people in the Philippines.

Typhoon Chanchu approaches Guangdong

Many fishing boats berth at a dock in Quanzhou, Fujian Province to evade Typhoon Chanchu, May 16. Typhoon Chanchu is approaching South China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua photo)

    GUANGZHOU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Chanchu is approaching South China's Guangdong Province, with its center located about 640 kilometers south of the boom city Shenzhen Tuesday morning.

HK issues warning as Typhoon Chanchu getting closer

    HONG KONG, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Observatory on Monday night issued a standby warning to warn the public of the strongeststorms to hit the city.

Typhoon Chanchu to threaten HK week ahead

Fishing boats berth in an inlet to shelter from the wind in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, May 14, 2006, ahead of the coming of Chanchu. (Xinhua Photo)

    HONG KONG, May 15 (Xinhua) -- A stormy week is expected from today as Typhoon Chanchu is heading north towards Hong Kong, the HK Observatory said on Monday.

Typhoon Chanchu to affect south China

    BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chanchu, the first tropical storm of the year that intensified into a typhoon and roared over the South China Sea Saturday, will bring high winds and heavy rain to many parts of south China in the coming three days, meteorologists said Sunday.