Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Soulik surges into ChinaJuly 14, 2013 - 10:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A powerful typhoon has surged into China, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from a coastal province after passing across northern Taiwan, killing at least two people, Belfast Telegraph said. Typhoon Soulik disrupted transport and business across Taiwan, with emergency crews around Taipei struggling to restore power to 520,000 homes and remove hundreds of trees uprooted by the storm from streets and roads. The storm then hit the south-east Chinese province of Fujian on Saturday July 14 afternoon, with winds of 74mph, according to China's National Meteorological Centre, down from the 101mph winds it carried across Taiwan. About 300,000 people in Fujian were evacuated from their homes, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. In Fujian and Zhejiang, another coastal province, train services were suspended, flights cancelled and fishing boats called back to ports. China's weather service warned of possible floods and landslides. Earlier, torrential rains buffeted large areas of northern and central Taiwan, with schools and businesses closed by government order on Friday. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |