Typhoon wreaks havoc along China's E coast

BEIJING, July 11 (Al Jazeera):Damaging winds and flooding rains graze northern Taiwan en route to China's Fujian Province.

Typhoon Maria is wreaking havoc along China's east coast, after making landfall in Fujian Province on Wednesday morning.

Maria, the eighth typhoon this year, made landfall at 09:10 GMT on Wednesday in Lianjiang County, in the eastern province, with winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour at the storm's eye, according to local meteorological authorities.

The typhoon destroyed a seaside road in Dayu Town, in east China's Zhejiang Province, and damaged local residential buildings.

More than 270,000 people had been evacuated from their homes in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, as of Wednesday morning. All schools, including kindergartens, in the city were closed on Wednesday due to the typhoon.