200,000 evacuated as typhoon nears Shanghai

Shanghai is evacuating more than 200,000 people on Tuesday as the third typhoon in a week approaches China's east coast, the Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post reported.

Dark clouds cover the sky in downtown Shanghai, August 6, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

Typhoon Haikui is expected to make landfall in East China's Zhejiang province, just south of Shanghai, late Tuesday or early Wednesday, the National Meteorological Center said.

More than 200,000 people will be relocated by 9 pm Tuesday, and schools and gymnasiums will provide temporary shelters until the blue alert for the typhoon is lifted.

Stormy weather caused by typhoons Saola and Damrey will continue to affect China's coastal regions, according to the weather center.