Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard as authorities warn of flash floods

Typhoon Gaemi has reached southeastern China after churning across the Taiwan Strait. The typhoon has prompted warnings of swelling rivers, flash floods and waterlogging in cities and provinces that were hit by extreme rains several weeks ago. The third and most powerful typhoon to hit China’s eastern seaboard this year made landfall in Fujian province at 7:50 pm (11:50 GMT) on Thursday after whipping Taiwan with gusts of up to 227 kilometres per hour (141 miles per hour), some of the strongest winds recorded in the Western Pacific Ocean. Al Jazeera’s Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #TypoonGaemi #StormGaemi #Gaemi #China #Fuzhou #FujianProvince #Taiwan #TaiwanFloods #HongKong #SuperTyphoonGaemi #AlJazeeraEnglish