Typhoon Soudelor landed in mainland China, causing flash floods that killed at least eight people
Today's heavy rain continues to fall in southeastern China, where the Soudelor storm moves deep into the mainland, causing floods and killing at least 8 people.
Heavy rain caused flooding due to the impact of Soudelor storm
Super Soudelor storms downgraded to a tropical storm, causing the biggest damage in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces , killing 8 people and causing flash floods. The storm also left more than a million people in power outages, and officials said 250,000 people had to evacuate their homes.
Big waves when storms land near mainland China.(Photo: AFP)
Yesterday's storm swept across Taiwan with a maximum wind speed of about 160 km / h, causing three million households to lose power, many trees uprooted. More than 300 international and domestic flights were canceled.
Taiwan officials said the storm killed at least 6 people here. Television images show that many people are stranded on river banks and flash floods flood through mountain villages. Some areas have rainfall up to 1,000 mm in two days.
Soldiers and rescue teams and professional dogs searched the mud and garbage to start a recovery effort after the storm. Although the storm weakened before coming to the mainland, weather forecasters said it sometimes became the strongest storm of the year.
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