| Typhoon Chanchu moves northward in China (Xinhua)
 Updated: 2006-05-18 11:40
 ![Strong winds packed by typhoon Chanchu raid crops in Shantou, south China's Guangdong province May 17, 2006. Chanchu- the worst typhoon on record to enter South China Sea in May - is expected to make a landfall at Huilai and Raoping in southern Guangdong province. Almost half a million local residents have been evacuated under threat of swells, according to a Xinhua report. [Xinhua]](xin_170503172127158231368.jpg)
 Strong winds packed by typhoon Chanchu 
raid crops in Shantou, south China's Guangdong province May 17, 2006. Chanchu- 
the worst typhoon on record to enter South China Sea in May - is expected to 
make a landfall at Huilai and Raoping in southern Guangdong province. Almost 
half a million local residents have been evacuated under threat of swells, 
according to a Xinhua report. [Xinhua] 
 
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