August 9th, 2009

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- At least one person was killed Sunday as Typhoon Morakot slammed into eastern China, packing high winds and torrential rain.

Nearly a million people had been evacuated from Fujian and Zhejiang provinces as Morakot approached.

The storm made landfall in the coastal area of Beibi Town, Xiapu County in Fujian province at about 4:20 p.m. Sunday (0820 GMT), according to China's state-run Xinhua news agency.