HANGZHOU, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Powerful Typhoon Krosa made landfall in east China on Sunday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of more than one million people in provinces Zhejiang and Fujian.

Krosa, the 16th typhoon this year, landed at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday near the borders of Zhejiang and Fujian, packing winds of up to 126 km per hour, the Zhejiang Provincial Flood Prevention and Drought Relief Headquarters said.

It continues to move northward after making landfall, the headquarters said.

Schools, airports, expressways and shipping services in some areas have been shut down, while vessels have been recalled to harbor.