Fujian evacuates nearly 100,000 as Typhoon Baixi dolphin approaches

Fujian province evacuated 98,900 people from hazardous areas and deployed 17,800 officials ahead of Typhoon Baixi dolphin, according to the provincial flood control office. The typhoon, packing maximum winds of 14 on the Beaufort scale, is forecast to make landfall between Zhoushan, Zhejiang and Fuding, Fujian on the night of August 9 or morning of August 10. Coastal shipping and construction have been halted.