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| Typhoon Soudelor leaves four dead and scores injured as storm rampages across Taiwan | |
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| At least four people have died, scores injured and millions are without power after a powerful typhoon swept through Taiwan en route to mainland China. | At least four people have died, scores injured and millions are without power after a powerful typhoon swept through Taiwan en route to mainland China. |
| An estimated 64 people have been injured after Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in eastern Taiwan at 4.40am on Saturday. | An estimated 64 people have been injured after Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in eastern Taiwan at 4.40am on Saturday. |
| Two million households are without electricity and streets left devastated, with at least one landfall triggered in a remote village, after 142mph winds rampaged across the country. | Two million households are without electricity and streets left devastated, with at least one landfall triggered in a remote village, after 142mph winds rampaged across the country. |
| Typhoon Soudelor devastated the island of Saipan | Typhoon Soudelor devastated the island of Saipan |
| A mother and her eight-year-old daughter died after they were swept to sea from a beach on the east coast. The girl’s twin sister is still missing. A fire-fighter died after he was hit by a drunken driver as he attempted to move a fallen tree from a road in the south of the island. | A mother and her eight-year-old daughter died after they were swept to sea from a beach on the east coast. The girl’s twin sister is still missing. A fire-fighter died after he was hit by a drunken driver as he attempted to move a fallen tree from a road in the south of the island. |
| "I've never seen such a powerful typhoon in my 60 years," an eastern Taitung county resident told Taiwan's Formosa TV. | "I've never seen such a powerful typhoon in my 60 years," an eastern Taitung county resident told Taiwan's Formosa TV. |
| Authorities have shut schools and offices, and rail services and flights have also been suspended. | Authorities have shut schools and offices, and rail services and flights have also been suspended. |
| Ahead of the powerful storm, believed by local forecasters to be losing strength as it moves north-west, authorities evacuated thousands from their homes. | Ahead of the powerful storm, believed by local forecasters to be losing strength as it moves north-west, authorities evacuated thousands from their homes. |
| The typhoon is expected to hit China on Saturday night with Chinese authorities ordering the evacuation of an estimated 158,000 people and ships ahead of its landfall. | The typhoon is expected to hit China on Saturday night with Chinese authorities ordering the evacuation of an estimated 158,000 people and ships ahead of its landfall. |
| Additional reporting by Associated Press | Additional reporting by Associated Press |