 The provincial observatory of Fujian issued a typhoon warning for the province on July 11 , well in advance of Bilis ' final landfall . In response to the warning , officials evacuated over 800 @,@ 000 people from Hunan and 70 @,@ 000 from Zhejiang . In addition , 256 @,@ 000 fishermen and workers were evacuated from coastal areas in southeastern China , and 220 @,@ 000 ships were ordered to return to port . In Shanghai , the evacuations caused significant rail and bus delays , and more than 210 flights in and out of the city were canceled prior to landfall . 
