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SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Nearly 600,000 people were evacuated as Typhoon Talim plowed into southern China on Thursday, forcing authorities to shut down schools, highways and airports, officials said.
The storm dipped to just below typhoon strength as it moved over land but it remained a powerful tropical storm with winds of 73 mph.
Talim hit around 4 p.m. in the coastal province of Fujian, the Hong Kong Observatory reported. The storm was moving northwest at about 14 mph.
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