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Beijing Braces for Rare Tropical Storm

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From Times Wire Reports

Authorities prepared to evacuate tens of thousands of Beijing residents as Tropical Storm Matsa churned toward the capital after killing seven people and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses in eastern China.

The New China News Agency said that, if necessary, authorities could evacuate up to 40,000 residents

It is extremely rare for Beijing to be hit by major tropical storms. Only four typhoons have swept through the city since 1949, killing a total of 86 people, the news agency said.

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