国内英语新闻:Nearly 1,000 graves damaged, 300 flights delayed after tropical storm Meranti slams Chinese c

Tropical storm Meranti struck Zhejiang Province at 7 p.m. Friday, weakened to a tropical depression and then vanished by 2 a.m. Saturday, said Zhejiang flood control officials.

However, torrential rains continued pounding the area, with heavy rainfall to be expected in Zhejiang, Shanghai through the next three days, according to local meteorological center forecasts.

Before entering Zhejiang, Typhoon Meranti made landfall in southeast China's Fujian Province Friday, killing three people and affecting more than one million as of Saturday, according to a statement released by the Fujian provincial office of flood control.

The three people were reported dead after strong winds destroyed their houses, the statement reported.

Meanwhile, more than 186,500 people were evacuated and 1.05 million people were affected by the storm. Economic losses in the province are estimated at 800.3 million yuan (about 117.7 million U.S dollars), noted the statement.

Meranti made landfall at Shishi City in Fujian Province at 3:30 a.m. Friday, with a recorded wind speed of 108 km per hour at its center.