Typhoon Wipha to hit Shanghai - 200,000 people evacuated

Typhoon Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai early Wednesday,the storm, packing sustained winds of 100 mph, made landfall near Cangnan in southern Zhejiang province, some 240miles south of Shanghai, state media reported.

Two hundred thousand people have been evacuated today and school,college and offices were closed in the city of shanghai as the most powerful Typhoon Wipha in this decade is to hit.Disaster Management Taiwan said the wind fluttered far flunged the temporary structures.

Shangha,the financial hub of china where more than 20 millions people live has been requested on their television showed families being evacuated from their fishing boats and other vessels.Shopkeepers stacked sand bags to prevent flooding as drains clogged amid torrential rains.

Wednesday's early football game between Norway and Ghana in Group C was moved from Shanghai to Hangzhou on Thursday. The game will still start at 5 a.m. (ET). FIFA also moved Wednesday's game between Brazil and Denmark in Group D to be the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday at 8 a.m. in Hangzhou

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday ordered likely to make landfall in Zhejiang Province or Fujian early on Wednesday.related provinces and cities to step up preparations against Wutip, recall vessels to harbor and relocate people to safety. By Tuesday evening, more than 2 million people in Shanghai, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces had been evacuated.

Shanghai issued a super typhoon warning on Tuesday afternoon, after Wipha was upgraded since the previous typhoon warning. More than 291,000 people in the city have been relocated by Tuesday evening.

Zhang Jiayi, deputy chief of the Shanghai flood control headquarters, said the city, with a population of 19 million, is facing its most severe test in decades.