2010-09-20 10:04

FUZHOU - Typhoon Fanapi, the 11th and strongest typhoon to hit China this year, struck East China's Fujian Province at 7 am Monday, according to Fujian provincial flood control headquarters.

Fanapi hit Gulei Township in Fujian's Zhangpu County, lashing the province's coastal areas with winds and torrential rains.

Maximum winds near the center reached 35 meters per second, and rainfall of more than 250 mm was predicted to hit parts of Fujian, as the typhoon moved inland at a speed of 20 km per hour, according to the provincial weather bureau.

No casualties have been reported and damage is yet to be assessed.