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To: Brumar89 who wrote (965082)	9/17/2016 12:46:35 PM
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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!