Typhoon Fitow affects over 3 mln people in China's Zhejiang

By Agencies Published: Oct 07, 2013 04:15 PM Updated: Oct 07, 2013 07:18 PM

Fields are flooded in Cangnan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

Tourists walk in rain on the Duanqiao Bridge over the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

People wade on a flooded road in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

A vehicle moves on a flooded road in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Workers put warning signs on a sewer well with its cover washed away by flood water in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Vehicles and pedestrians move on a flooded road in Cangnan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

A vehicle runs on a flooded road in Cangnan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

A woman sits in her flooded inn in Cangnan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

People stand in flood water in Cangnan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

An old man walks among flooded greenhouses in Mazhan Township of Cangnan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2013. Typhoon Fitow has affected over 3 million people in eight cities of Zhejiang, causing direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S.dollars). (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)