Typhoon Pulasan makes second landfall in China

Pulasan, the 14th typhoon of the year as counted by China's meteorological authorities, made a second landfall in the country Thursday evening.

The typhoon, which reached a maximum wind force of 23 meters per second near its center, hit Fengxian District of Shanghai at about 21:45 after its first landfall earlier the same day in Zhejiang Province, according to the municipal meteorological observatory of Shanghai.

Pulasan moved further to Jiangyin City in the neighboring Jiangsu Province at 05:00 on Friday. Its intensity would gradually weaken, said the Zhejiang meteorological observatory.

The impact of Typhoon Pulasan is expected to be widespread. From 20:00 Thursday to 20:00 Friday, heavy to torrential rain were forecast for parts of central and southern Jiangsu, southeastern Anhui, Shanghai, and northern and western Zhejiang.

Some areas in southeastern Anhui and southeastern Jiangsu may see 100 to 160 millimeters of rainfall.

Pulasan is the second typhoon to make landfall in Shanghai this year, following Typhoon Bebinca.

Typhoon Pulasan makes second landfall in China

Typhoon Pulasan makes second landfall in China

Typhoon Pulasan makes second landfall in China

Typhoon Pulasan makes second landfall in China

Typhoon Pulasan makes second landfall in China

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