颱風“菲特”在中國東部造成至少六人死亡

Chinese state media say at least six people were killed and several others remain missing after Typhoon Fitow slammed into a southeastern region.

The powerful storm made landfall in Fujian Province Monday, packing winds of up to 150 kilometers per hour. Much of the surrounding area still was submerged in floodwaters Tuesday.

The storm has since weakened, but torrential rains continued in nearby Zhejiang province, prompting the government's highest emergency flood response.

The Xinhua news agency says over 4,000 homes collapsed in the storm. Many areas were also without power, as well as rail and air transportation.

Fitow is named after a flower from Micronesia. The typhoon is the 23rd to hit China this year.中國國家媒體說，颱風“菲特”侵襲中國東南部地區，造成至少六人死亡，數人失蹤。

“菲特”星期一在福建登陸，風速達每小時150公里。星期二，周邊很多地區被洪水淹沒。

“菲特”風力隨後減弱，但浙江省的暴雨天氣仍在持續，當地政府啓動了最高級別的緊急防洪措施。

新華社說，暴風雨導致4千多所房屋倒塌。很多地區的電力供應以及鐵路和空中運輸中斷。

“菲特”是今年侵襲中國的第23場颱風。