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Pedestrians walk through strong winds and rain caused by Typhoon Fitow in Taipei on October 6, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images ( 523550384 )

Tourists pose for pictures at Hoping island, in Keelung, northern Taiwan as typhoon Fitow approaches on October 5, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523527923 )

Huge waves hit the dike as Typhoon Fitow moves to make its landfall in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang province on October 6, 2013. China was on its highest alert for Typhoon Fitow on October 6, with tens of thousands evacuated as the storm was set to slam into the east coast. STR/AFP/Getty Images ( 523555568 )

Foreign fish workers load the catches at the Patoutze fish harbor, in Keelung, northern Taiwan on October 5, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523527935 )

Fishing boats berth in Zhoushan port to avoid the powerful typhoon Fitow in Zhoushan, in east China's Zhejiang province on October 5, 2013. China's National Meteorological Centre raised a red alert -- the highest level in a four-tier system -- saying the storm would make landfall in the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, state news agency Xinhua reported. STR/AFP/Getty Images ( 523533595 )

A woman walks through strong winds and rain caused by Typhoon Fitow in Taipei on October 6, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images ( 523550377 )

Foreign fish workers adjust a net at the Patoutze fish harbor, in Keelung, northern Taiwan on October 5, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523527949 )

A woman looks on as a huge wave hits the dike as Typhoon Fitow moves to make its landfall in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang province on October 6, 2013. China was on its highest alert for Typhoon Fitow on October 6, with tens of thousands evacuated as the storm was set to slam into the east coast. STR/AFP/Getty Images ( 523555583 )

Sea waves cover the ladder bars (L) from a swimming pool at Hoping island, in Keelung, northern Taiwan as typhoon Fitow approaches on October 5, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523528537 )

Pedestrians walk through strong winds and rain caused by Typhoon Fitow in Taipei on October 6, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images ( 523550386 )

Fishing boats berth in Zhoushan port to avoid the powerful typhoon Fitow in Zhoushan, in east China's Zhejiang province on October 5, 2013. China's National Meteorological Centre raised a red alert -- the highest level in a four-tier system -- saying the storm would make landfall in the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, state news agency Xinhua reported. STR/AFP/Getty Images ( 523533436 )

Foreign fish workers load the catches at the Patoutze fish harbor, in Keelung, northern Taiwan on October 5, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523527915 )

Foreign fish workers adjust a net at the Patoutze fish harbor, in Keelung, northern Taiwan on October 5, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523527940 )

Fishing boats berth in Zhoushan port to avoid the powerful typhoon Fitow in Zhoushan, in east China's Zhejiang province on October 5, 2013. China's National Meteorological Centre raised a red alert -- the highest level in a four-tier system -- saying the storm would make landfall in the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, state news agency Xinhua reported. STR/AFP/Getty Images ( 523533481 )

A Taiwanese man holds his umbrella against powerful gusts of wind as Typhoon Fitow approaches in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) ( Taiwan Typhoon )

Taiwanese women hold their umbrellas against powerful gusts of wind as Typhoon Fitow approaches in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) ( Taiwan Typhoon )

Foreign fish workers tie a boat at the Patoutze fish harbor, in Keelung, northern Taiwan on October 5, 2013. Taiwan on October 5 issued a warning over Typhoon Fitow as it approached the island's north with threats of torrential rains and powerful winds over the weekend. SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523527918 )

A Taiwanese woman holds her umbrella against powerful gusts of wind as Typhoon Fitow approaches Taipei, in Taiwan, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) ( Taiwan Typhoon )

Huge wave hits the dike as Typhoon Fitow moves to make its landfall in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang province on October 6, 2013. China was on its highest alert for Typhoon Fitow on October 6, with tens of thousands evacuated as the storm was set to slam into the east coast. STR/AFP/Getty Images ( 523555577 )

This October 6, 2013 NASA Terra satellite image shows Typhoon Fitow over China and Taiwan. China was on its highest alert for Typhoon Fitow, with hundreds of thousands evacuated as the storm was expected to slam into the east coast as early as Sunday night, weather authorities said. The National Meteorological Centre issued a red alert for the storm, saying it was expected to make landfall in China late Sunday or early Monday between southern Zhejiang province and northern Fujian province. The storm, which the centre classified as "strong" with winds up to 151 kilometres (94 miles) an hour, was located Sunday evening about 215 kilometres southeast of the city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang and was moving in a mostly westerly direction at a speed of 18 kilometres an hour. AFP PHOTO / NASA HO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523560936 )