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| China evacuates as storm strikes | |
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| Nearly one-million people have been evacuated from the coastal regions of China as Typhoon Morakot blew in. | |
| Winds of up 119km/h (74mph) destroyed houses and flooded farmland, before it weakened to a tropical storm. | |
| Flights were cancelled and fishing boats recalled to shore. A small boy died when a building collapsed. | Flights were cancelled and fishing boats recalled to shore. A small boy died when a building collapsed. |
| Meanwhile, in Japan nine people are reported dead in floods and landslides after Typhoon Etau brought heavy rain to the west of the country. | Meanwhile, in Japan nine people are reported dead in floods and landslides after Typhoon Etau brought heavy rain to the west of the country. |
| Eight people died in Hyogo prefecture, including one man whose car was swept away by a swollen river, and another died in neighbouring Okayama prefecture. | Eight people died in Hyogo prefecture, including one man whose car was swept away by a swollen river, and another died in neighbouring Okayama prefecture. |
| Another 10 people are missing. | Another 10 people are missing. |
| 'Treetops visible' | 'Treetops visible' |
| Chinese state media said that the sky turned completely dark in Beibi, Fujian, when Typhoon Morakot made landfall on Sunday morning. | Chinese state media said that the sky turned completely dark in Beibi, Fujian, when Typhoon Morakot made landfall on Sunday morning. |
| Trees were uprooted as high winds and heavy rain lashed the coast, and more than 2,000 houses are reported to have collapsed. | |
| Some 473,000 residents of Zhejiang province were evacuated before the typhoon struck, as well as 480,000 from Fujian, Xinhua news agency said. | Some 473,000 residents of Zhejiang province were evacuated before the typhoon struck, as well as 480,000 from Fujian, Xinhua news agency said. |
| In Zhejiang's Wenzhou City a four year-old child was killed when a house collapsed. Dozens of roads were said to be flooded and the city's airport was closed. | In Zhejiang's Wenzhou City a four year-old child was killed when a house collapsed. Dozens of roads were said to be flooded and the city's airport was closed. |
| Rescuers used dinghies to reach worst-hit areas; in one area only the tops of trees were said to be showing above the floodwater. | Rescuers used dinghies to reach worst-hit areas; in one area only the tops of trees were said to be showing above the floodwater. |
| Taiwan devastation | Taiwan devastation |
| Earlier, Morakot dumped 250cm of rain on Taiwan as it crossed the island, washing away bridges and roads. | Earlier, Morakot dumped 250cm of rain on Taiwan as it crossed the island, washing away bridges and roads. |
| At least three people died in some of the worst flooding for 50 years. | At least three people died in some of the worst flooding for 50 years. |
| In one incident, an entire hotel - empty at the time - was swept away by the waters. | In one incident, an entire hotel - empty at the time - was swept away by the waters. |
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| Taiwan hotel collapses after typhoon | Taiwan hotel collapses after typhoon |
| At least three people were known to have died - a woman whose car went into a ditch and two men who drowned. | At least three people were known to have died - a woman whose car went into a ditch and two men who drowned. |
| Thirty-one others were reported missing, Taiwan's Disaster Relief Centre said. Among them were a group reportedly washed away from a make-shift shelter in Kaohsiung in the south. | Thirty-one others were reported missing, Taiwan's Disaster Relief Centre said. Among them were a group reportedly washed away from a make-shift shelter in Kaohsiung in the south. |
| At least 10,000 people were trapped in three coastal towns, a local official in the southern county of Pingtung said. | At least 10,000 people were trapped in three coastal towns, a local official in the southern county of Pingtung said. |
| In Chihpen, one of Taiwan's most famous hot spring resorts, a hotel collapsed after flood waters undermined its foundations. | In Chihpen, one of Taiwan's most famous hot spring resorts, a hotel collapsed after flood waters undermined its foundations. |
| Morakot - which means emerald in Thai - has also contributed to heavy rains in the Philippines. At least 10 people were killed in flooding and landslides in the north. | Morakot - which means emerald in Thai - has also contributed to heavy rains in the Philippines. At least 10 people were killed in flooding and landslides in the north. |
| Typhoons are frequent in the region between July and September. | Typhoons are frequent in the region between July and September. |
| Are you on China's south-eastern coast? How is Typhoon Morakot affecting you? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. | Are you on China's south-eastern coast? How is Typhoon Morakot affecting you? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. |
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