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| Deadly Typhoon Soudelor batters Taiwan | Deadly Typhoon Soudelor batters Taiwan |
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| Powerful Typhoon Soudelor has swept across Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four people dead and four missing. | Powerful Typhoon Soudelor has swept across Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four people dead and four missing. |
| The storm weakened over the island but remains powerful as it heads for China, prompting the evacuation of more than 150,000 people on the mainland's coast. | The storm weakened over the island but remains powerful as it heads for China, prompting the evacuation of more than 150,000 people on the mainland's coast. |
| Rail services and flights have been cancelled in the path of the storm, and schools and offices closed. | Rail services and flights have been cancelled in the path of the storm, and schools and offices closed. |
| Millions of homes have been left without electricity. | Millions of homes have been left without electricity. |
| Soudelor - with winds of more than 230km/h (142mph) - made landfall on the eastern coast of Taiwan early on Saturday. | Soudelor - with winds of more than 230km/h (142mph) - made landfall on the eastern coast of Taiwan early on Saturday. |
| It ripped up trees and tore down billboards, and triggered a landslide in at least one village. | It ripped up trees and tore down billboards, and triggered a landslide in at least one village. |
| Among the victims were an eight-year-old girl and her mother who were swept out to sea. Another 101 people were injured. | Among the victims were an eight-year-old girl and her mother who were swept out to sea. Another 101 people were injured. |
| "I've never seen such a powerful typhoon in my 60 years," one resident in the eastern Taitung county told Taiwan's Formosa TV. | "I've never seen such a powerful typhoon in my 60 years," one resident in the eastern Taitung county told Taiwan's Formosa TV. |
| The typhoon gradually lost its strength as it crossed the island, but was still packing winds of up to 144km/h (89mph) over the strait between Taiwan and China. | The typhoon gradually lost its strength as it crossed the island, but was still packing winds of up to 144km/h (89mph) over the strait between Taiwan and China. |
| Fujian province in south-east China raised its typhoon alert to the highest level, calling it a "serious threat", with at least 163,000 people evacuated to higher ground. | Fujian province in south-east China raised its typhoon alert to the highest level, calling it a "serious threat", with at least 163,000 people evacuated to higher ground. |
| There are reports of more evacuations in neighbouring Zhejiang province. | There are reports of more evacuations in neighbouring Zhejiang province. |