ThousandsfleeasstormhitsChina 　　Tuesday,July19,2005Posted:1408GMT(2208HKT) 　　ApedestrianstruggleswithanumbrellainChangle,China. 　　Image: 　　WATCHBrowse/Search 　　HaitanghitsTaiwan,forcingschoolsandfinancialmarketstoshutdown(1:42) 　　RELATED 　　•Specialreport:Megastorms 　　•Interactive:Findweatheraroundtheworld 　　YOURE-MAILALERTS 　　Taiwan 　　China 　　Warnings(Weather) 　　orCreateYourOwn 　　ManageAlerts|WhatIsThis?SHANGHAI,China--ChinaevacuatedmorethanonemillionresidentsalongitssoutheasterncoastasatyphoonthatdevastatedTaiwanhitthemainlandonTuesday. 　　Taiwan'sCenterforDisasterReliefsaidatleastfourpeoplehaddiedsinceTyphoonHaitangbatteredtheislandadayearlier. 　　OnemanwaskilledbyfallingrocksinsoutheasternTaiwan,twowomendrownedandanothervictimwassweptawaywhilefishing.Anotherfishermanisalsoreportedmissing. 　　Dozenswerealsoinjuredasthetyphoon'slashingwindsandtorrentialraintoppledtrucksandfirefighterstriedtocleartheroadsoffallentrees,billboardsandotherdebris. 　　Rescueworkersusedhelicoptersandjetskistorescue21crewmembersfromacargoshipthathadpartiallysunknearthesouthernportofKaohsiung. 　　Taiwan'sCouncilofAgriculturesaidtheisland'sfarmshadsuffereddamageestimatedat$14.2million,whileReutersputthetotaldamagecausedbythestormat$41million. 　　Thetyphoon,downgradedtoatropicalstormaswindspeedsdroppedtoaround119kilometers(74miles)anhour,hittheChinesecoastaltownofHuangqiinFujianprovinceonTuesdayafternoon,alocalmeteorologicalagencyreported. 　　Heavyrainwasfallingoverthesoutheasternprovinceandfloodingandlandslideswereexpected,theAssociatedPresssaid. 　　ChinaCentralTelevisionsaidthatonemillionpeopleinFujianandneighboringZhejianghadfledtheirhomestotemporaryshelters,while5,000armedpolicehavebeenmobilized,withreservoirsanddikesmonitored. 　　Fishingboatsandmerchantshipshavealsobeenorderedtoreturntoport,theofficialXinhuanewsAgencysaid,whileanumberoflocalairportshavebeenclosed. 　　China'scommercialcapitalofShanghaiisalsothreatenedbythetyphoon,Xinhuareported,withriversswellingtodangerouslevels. 　　Taiwanbattered 　　InTaiwan,workersstartedclearingupthedebrisafterthefirsttyphoontohitTaiwanthisyear. 　　WeatherforecasterssaidtorrentialrainwouldcontinuetopummelTaiwanthroughtoWednesday,andwarnedresidentstowatchoutforflashfloodsandlandslides. 　　Haitanghasalreadydumpedmorethanonemeter(over3feet)ofrainonmountainousareas. 　　ThestormturnedtheTaiwanesecapitalTaipeiintoavirtualghosttownonMondaywithoffices,businessesandschoolsclosing.Taiwan'sfinancialmarketsandairportswerealsoorderedclosed. 　　JournalistTingWaiTufromETTVsaidtherehadbeeninstancesofcollapsedbridgesandmudslides,andoffarmersattemptingtosavelivestock. 　　"TheCentralWeatherBureaugaveanadvancewarning...sopeopleprettymuch...boughttwodaysoffoodfromsupermarkets--sotheyshouldbeOK,"saidTing. 　　Previoustyphoonshavebrough