The center of the storm has since traveled north through Shandong and off the coast. Typhoon Lekima made landfall early Saturday in Zhejiang province, with winds gusting up to 115 mph. Typhoon Lekima approaches Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Aug 11, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] Five people were killed and seven were missing in China's Shandong province as … Typhoon Lekima approaches Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Aug 10, 2019. Typhoon Lekima has left five people dead and seven missing after making landfall in the coastal areas of east China's Shandong Province Sunday night. The typhoon has inflicted losses in 79 county-level areas in Shandong, affecting 1.66 million people and forcing the relocation of 183,800, said the provincial emergency management department. Originating as a tropical depression in the Philippines on July 30, the storm peaked as a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon. As predicted, Lekima – the 9th typhoon of the season – gained strength over the evening and is now classified as a super typhoon.
Typhoon Lekima (also known in the Philippines as Typhoon Hanna) has torn across the Philippines, Ryuku Islands, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China over the past several days. However, the storm is expected to weaken once it hits the coast of China. According to the National Meteorological Center, Lekima will likely make landfall in Zhejiang province.