Typhoon Chanchu has killed 11 people and left 4 others missing in China by 
5:00 p.m. on Thursday, latest government statistics show. 
Meanwhile, more than one million people have been evacuated as Chanchu swept 
through southern Guangdong Province and southeastern Fujian Province Thursday, 
according to the statistics released by the State Flood Control and Drought 
Relief Headquarters and the MInistry of Civil Affairs.
 
 
Chanchu landed at 2:15 a.m. in 
Shantou and Chaozhou cities and brought gale-force winds and rainstorms to the 
southern coastal areas in China. 
 
 
 
 
   Residents of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, are 
 not deterred by the huge waves Wednesday, May 17, 2006. [Xinhua] 
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Mudslides triggered by downpours along with the typhoon in Shantou collapsed 
some houses, killing eight people, including two children, and another two elder 
people were injured, local government sources said on Thursday. 
A total of 192 houses in north Shantou were flooded and 2,985 families with 
6,400 people were stranded at around 1 a.m. Thursday. 
Government officials and 500 soldiers have been working to evacuate the 
stranded residents by press time. 
The typhoon flooded almost all roads in Shantou City and had caused blackout 
on several occasions since Wednesday morning. 
All schools and kindergartens in the city were closed on Thursday.  
More than 1.042 million people have been evacuated from China's southern 
provinces of Guangdong and Fujian as well as Zhejiang Province before the 
landing of Typhoon Chanchu. 
It was clear after day break Thursday in Shantou. Air, sea and land traffic 
have resumed normal. All the primary and middle school in Shantou will resume 
classes Thursday afternoon after they were ordered to close on Thursday morning 
to prevent casualties. kindergartens will reopen on Friday. 
Chanchu, which means "pearl," formed in the Pacific, about 550 km east of 
Mindanao island in the Philippines on May 9. It hit central Philippines on 
Saturday, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 1,000 others 
homeless. 
The typhoon continues to move northward along the coastal areas of east 
China's Fujian Province, local meteorological sources said. 
Affected by Chanchu, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and other coastal cities in southern 
Fujian were hit by rainstorms Wednesday, with rainfall ranging from 50 mm to 555 
mm, according to the latest statistics from the Fujian provincial flood 
prevention office. 
The rainfall has led to flooding in a number of rivers in the province. 
However, there is no immediate reports of casualties or damages at present, 
according to the office. 
By Wednesday evening, 578,000 people have been safely relocated in Fujian, 
and evacuation continues in areas likely to be affected by the typhoon. 
The typhoon continues to move northward with a speed of 20 km or 25 km per 
hour along the coastal areas of Fujian, the Fujian Provincial Meteorological 
Bureau said. 
Chanchu, which means "pearl", formed in the Pacific, about 550 km east of 
Mindanao island in the Philippines on May 9. It hit central Philippines on 
Saturday, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 1,000 others 
homeless.