EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br/> <br />Typhoon Fitow caused heavy flooding and uprooted trees in parts of coastal eastern China on Monday (October 7), state media reported.<br/> <br />Typhoon Fitow struck the eastern Chinese coast at around 01:15 AM (1715 GMT Sunday October 6) local time, state broadcaster CCTV said.<br/> <br />Footage carried by CCTV showed houses and fishing vessels damaged by the typhoon.<br/> <br />In Shuitou City of Zhejiang province, residents waded through waist-deep flood waters near the town centre, CCTV said.<br/> <br />Official news agency Xinhua said that several towns were hit with blackouts.<br/> <br />Thousands were evacuated to safety and authorities issued the highest weather alert level before the typhoon hit, Xinhua said.<br/> <br />Flights in several airports across eastern China have been cancelled and high-speed trains from major cities as well as maritime transportation in the region have been suspended, Xinhua said.<br/> <br />A boy was in
