1st LD-Writethru: East China province braces for Typhoon Pulasan

HANGZHOU, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in east China's Zhejiang Province have taken precautions against Typhoon Pulasan, the 14th typhoon of the year, which is expected to bring gales and rainstorms to the region.

At 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Zhejiang raised its emergency response for typhoon prevention to Level III.

As a result, all 72 passenger ferry route services in the city of Zhoushan have been sus