More than 83,000 people were evacuated from China’s Fujian province after Typhoon Saudel brought torrential rain, strong winds and extensive flooding to southern and eastern coastal regions.
Schools were closed and transportation services suspended in several affected communities. In the tea-producing village of Jinxi, floodwaters reportedly caused a three-storey building to collapse.
Emergency crews used boats to reach residents stranded by rising water. Authorities also warned that saturated soil and swollen rivers could trigger additional flooding and landslides.
Saudel is among several typhoons to affect China during an unusually active storm season. Coastal provinces have been instructed to maintain emergency measures as the system continues to produce heavy rainfall.
Why it matters: Large-scale evacuations may have prevented casualties, but continuing rainfall leaves homes, roads and vulnerable coastal communities at risk.
