The Extraordinary Typhoon Disaster in the History of Zhejiang Province

In August, typhoons 1956 and 1 landed in Xiangshan, Zhejiang. The wind force in the center of the typhoon reached 12, which caused strong winds and heavy rains in parts of Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Shandong and other provinces. In Zhejiang Province alone, 463 hectares of farmland were flooded, more than 800,000 houses were damaged and more than 20,000 people were killed or injured.