AtleastonechildwaskilledandmillionswereaffectedastyphoonMorakotslammedintoChineseprovincesontheeasterncoastonSunday,destroyinghousesandinundatingfarmlands.

　　MorakotlandedinthecoastalareasofBeibiTown,XiapuCountyinFujianProvince,at4:20p.m.,packingwindsupto118.8kilometersperhourinitseye,theprovince'smeteorologicalbureausaid.

　　TheskyturnedcompletelydarkinBeibiandpeoplecaughtinrainstormsstaggeredwithflashlightson.Manytreeswereuprooted,withsomeevenbreakingapartinstrongwinds.

　　Farmersweretryingtorecaptureasizeablequantityoffishflushedfrommudflataquafarmsbyuprisingwaves.

　　InFuzhou,capitalofFujian,34domesticflightswerecancelledand20delayedbecauseofunfavorableweatherconditions.Thecityalsosuspendedmostpassengerbusservices.

　　WhenIwastenyearsold,Imetatyphoon.Itreallywasafrighteningtyphoon.Thateveningwassodark.Istillcan‘tforgetit.Itwasarainyday.Althoughitwasearly,theskywasverydark.Iwaswalkinginthestreetwithmymother.Weweregoinghome.Thewindblewmoreandmorestrongly.Wefeltthedifference.Westartedtorunfastinordertogohomeinnotime.Butthewindwasstillfasterthanfeet.Suddenly,lotsoflitterwasblownaway.Thetyphoonblewup.

　　Wecouldn‘tholdtheumbrella.Itwasrainingheavilyandwewereallwet.Coldandfrightwentthroughourbodies.Thebigtreesbegantoshake.Leavesfelldown.Wecouldn‘tbreathe.Thewindblewinourface.

　　Itwassosharp.IwasafraidIwouldbeblownaway,too.Iheldmymothertightly.Wetriedourbesttorun.Butwecouldn‘t.Iwasexcitedbecausewewerenearourhome.Afewminuteslater,wearrivedhome.Iamstillalive,Isaidtomyselfhappily.Isawthebigtyphoonthroughthewindow.Howstrongthetyphoonis!Iwanttobestrong,too.

　　YesterdaymyteachertoldusthattherewasatyphoonandIwassoscaredofit.Afterdinnerwepreparedsomecandlesandlightersincasetherewasnoelectricity.Andthenwewerejustsittinginthelivingroomandwatchingthenewsaboutthetyphoon.

　　Inthemiddlenight,thewindblewharderandtheraincamedownharder,too.Thetreesoutsidewereblownbythestrongwindandbentalot.Thesoundsoutsidewasveryloudandscary.SometimesIcouldhearanambulancedrivingby.Ihopeitwasnotsomeonehitbyanobject.

　　Thismorningthetyphoonhadalreadyleft.MygrandfatherandIdecidedtotakeawalkaroundtheneighborhood.Sometreesfaildown,somecarsweredamagedandsomehousesweredamaged,too.Butmyfather'scar,myhouseandmyfamilyarefine.

　　Thankgod!