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To: Brumar89 who wrote (965082)9/17/2016 12:46:35 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) of 1575781
 
Meranti category 2 hurricane at landfall

Not the earth killing storm Rat hyped it to be.

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2016/09/15/typhoon-meranti-only-cat-2-at-landfall/

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/typhoon-maranti/

It appears that Xinhua News Agency have confirmed that Meranti made landfall near the city of Xiamen early this morning.

They report wind speeds of 105 mph:


https://uk.news.yahoo.com/typhoon-meranti-lashes-china-pounding-taiwan-060144666.html

Chinese media have some photos of few uprooted trees and puddles. Otherwise, fortunately, little real damage has been done.



http://english.sina.com/china/e/2016-09-15/detail-ifxvyqvy6481050.shtml

FOOTNOTE

I really could not resist showing this picture from China Daily:



Huge waves hit the shores in coastal city of Wenling, Zhejiang province, as Typhoon Meranti makes its way to East China on Sept 14, 2016.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/15/content_26801806_8.htm

This is one of a sequence of photos. The previous one is this:


A resident captures the huge waves hitting the shores in Wenling, Zhejiang province, as Typhoon Meranti approaches East China on Sept 14, 2016.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/15/content_26801806_7.htm#Content

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2016/09/15/meranti-makes-landfall/

Oh, the carnage. Oh, the humanity. Mankind has never seen the like!
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