China

Typhoon Kaemi displaces over 500,000

(newsphoto/Reuters/Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-07-25 20:02

Sailors on anchored fishing boats are evacuated to safe places in Xiamen, capital of east China's Fujian Province, July 25, 2006. Typhoon Kaemi slammed into China on Tuesday, leading to the evacuation of over 500,000 in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, after triggering floods and cutting off power in parts of Taiwan. [Xinhua]