Typhoon Saudel Hammers Southern China Bringing Massive Floods
Authorities said 83,700 people were evacuated and local rainfall reached 565.5 mm as rivers overflowed and flood damage spread across the province.
- On September 3, Typhoon Saudel brought torrential rain to Fujian, causing more than 100 houses to collapse in Huating Town, Putian, with authorities reporting multiple people missing as floodwater inundated nearby villages and industrial areas.
- Saudel, the 18th typhoon of this year, made its third landfall on the coast of Fujian after regaining tropical-storm strength early in the week following its passage through Zhejiang province.
- Authorities evacuated 83,700 people from risk areas while the National Meteorological Center recorded local rainfall totals reaching 565.5 mm; in Xihu Village, officials transferred 52 households comprising 171 people to safety.
- The National Development and Reform Commission allocated an additional CNY 100 million for typhoon disaster recovery in Fujian on September 4, while authorities suspended 657 road passenger-transport routes and halted work at 152 construction sites.
- Local meteorological authorities forecast further heavy to torrential rain through September 8, as 50 rivers in Fujian exceeded warning thresholds at 74 hydrological stations. Officials warn residents to remain vigilant.
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Heavy rains have caused flooding as a result of Typhoon Saudel in the southern coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong in China. Vehicles were submerged and a three-story brick building completely collapsed.
Typhoon Saudel Hammers Southern China Bringing Massive Floods
BEIJING – China’s southern coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong are facing severe and unprecedented weather challenges today. Communities are actively bracing for further torrential rain as Typhoon Saudel continues its highly destructive path. This powerful storm unleashed severe downpours on Friday, causing extreme flooding across multiple coastal cities. Rescue teams are currently working tirelessly […] <p>The post Typhoon Saudel Hammers …
Multiple people missing after rainstorms in east China
Multiple residents in east China's Fujian Province are still unaccounted for after days of heavy rainfall, local authorities said on Friday.Torrential rains brought by Typhoon Saudel caused secondary disasters in the Huating Town, Chengxiang District
Beijing, 4 Sep (EFE).- The torrential rains associated with the remnants of Typhoon Saudel left at least one missing person and more than a hundred homes collapsed in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian, where some areas recorded record rainfall, state media reported this Friday.The authorities of Putian, one of the most [...] The entrance The rains associated with Typhoon Saudel leave a missing and collapsed houses in southern China was…
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