After pummelling Taiwan, storm Fanapi hits the mainland

A woman holds her umbrella turned inside out in strong winds in Xiamen of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 20, 2010. Typhoon Fanapi, the 11th and strongest typhoon to hit China this year, struck Fujian at 7 a.m. Monday, according to Fujian provincial flood control headquarters. (Xinhua/Zhang Chencen)

Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2010 shows big waves along the coast of Gulei Town of southeast China's Fujian Province. Typhoon Fanapi, the 11th and strongest typhoon to hit China this year, struck Fujian at 7 a.m. Monday, according to Fujian provincial flood control headquarters. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

A woman passes by a fallen tree and billboard in Xiamen of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 20, 2010. Typhoon Fanapi, the 11th and strongest typhoon to hit China this year, struck Fujian at 7 a.m. Monday, according to Fujian provincial flood control headquarters. (Xinhua/Zhang Chencen)

Boats are docked in a harbour on the coast of Gulei Town in southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 20, 2010. Typhoon Fanapi, the 11th and strongest typhoon to hit China this year, struck Fujian at 7 a.m. Monday, according to Fujian provincial flood control headquarters. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

A policeman stands beside a tree branch fallen on the ground in Xiamen of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 20, 2010. Typhoon Fanapi, the 11th and strongest typhoon to hit China this year, struck Fujian at 7 a.m. Monday, according to Fujian provincial flood control headquarters. (Xinhua/Zhang Chencen)

A tree and billboard are fallen down due to strong winds in Xiamen of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 20, 2010. Typhoon Fanapi, the 11th and strongest typhoon to hit China this year, struck Fujian at 7 a.m. Monday, according to Fujian provincial flood control headquarters. (Xinhua/Zhang Chencen)

Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2010 shows big waves in Gulei of southeast China's Fujian Province. Typhoon Fanapi, the 11th and strongest typhoon to hit China this year, struck Fujian at 7 a.m. Monday, according to Fujian provincial flood control headquarters. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

BEIJING, September 20 - China warned of flash floods and landslides as Typhoon Fanapi made landfall on the mainland Monday, one day after slamming Taiwan with heavy rains, leaving more than 100 injured on the island.

The storm weakened as it ploughed into the southern provinces of Fujian and Guangdong early Monday, but was still packing winds of 125 kilometres (75 miles) an hour, the government's flood headquarters and state media said.

Fanapi -- the 11th typhoon to hit southern China this year -- was moving to the northwest at a speed of about 20 kilometres an hour, dumping torrential rains in its wake, meteorologists said.

"It is possible that Fanapi will sweep across Guangdong province and bring serious flooding and geological disasters to the region," the provincial flood headquarters warned.

Local authorities had ordered over 55,000 fishing boats in Fujian and another 60,000 in Guangdong to seek shelter in safe harbours ahead of the storm.

In Fujian, a large section of the retaining wall in the coastal city of Quanzhou collapsed, China Central Television reported, while strong winds uprooted trees and flattened fences.

There were no reports of storm-related deaths or injuries on the mainland as of mid-day Monday.

Fanapi made landfall in Taiwan on Sunday near the eastern coastal city of Hualien. More than 100 people were injured. Television footage showed fallen trees, several houses with their roofs ripped off and an upturned lorry.

Schools and offices in storm-affected areas remained closed Monday.

(Agencies)