Typhoon Mitag made landfall in east China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday night, packing winds of up to 108 km per hour at its eye, the provincial meteorological observatory said.

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The typhoon, the 18th of the year, hit land in Putuo District, Zhoushan City at around 8:30 p.m., it added.

A total of 18,741 fishing boats in the province had returned to port or taken shelter in safe waters as of Tuesday morning.