Fierce storm hits Chinese coast

Typhoon Krosa has crashed into the Chinese coast with torrential rains and powerful winds, forcing the evacuation of almost one and a half million people. Krosa made landfall in southeast China on Sunday night, near the border of densely populated Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, after killing five people in Taiwan. About 27,000 fishing boats have been recalled to port and holidays for emergency workers have been cancelled. Schools have been closed and airline flights cancelled in the port city of Wenzhou, in Zhejiang province.