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Deadly Typhoon Soudelor batters Taiwan Typhoon Soudelor hits China after sweeping across 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. A powerful typhoon has brought chaos to parts of south-eastern China, with thousands evacuated and millions of homes left without power.
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. Typhoon Soudelor struck Fujian province late on Saturday night, bringing rains and gale force winds, state media said.
The typhoon earlier swept across Taiwan, leaving at least five people dead.
Although it has weakened, the typhoon is expected to continue moving across the region in the coming hours.
Fujian raised its typhoon alert to the highest level in anticipation of the storm, with at least 163,000 people evacuated to higher ground. There are reports of more evacuations in neighbouring Zhejiang.
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. Taiwan earlier on Saturday saw winds of more than 230km/h (142mph), when Soudelor made landfall.
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.
A firefighter was reportedly killed after being hit by a drunk driver as he tried to move a fallen tree.
"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.
There are reports of more evacuations in neighbouring Zhejiang province.