Thousands evacuated as storms approach

Hundreds of thousands of people along the southeast coast of Fujian Province have been relocated as the area battens down for two tropical storms.

More than 266,000 people have been moved from their sea farms, while more than 50,000 boats have returned to shore as tropical storms Pabuk and Wutip approach, local government officials said yesterday.

Pabuk is named after a type of tropical fish in Laos. It passed through southern Taiwan yesterday morning.