Typhoon Nepartak batters China's coast, killing at least 6
At least six people were dead and 8 others missing after Typhoon Nepartak battered China's coastal Fujian Province with heavy rain and strong winds that toppled homes and triggered landslides, government agencies said.
Fujian's water resources department said that more than 438,000 people had been relocated. Hundreds of flights and trains were canceled, while damaged power stations left many of those in the province without electricity.
Nepartak, the first typhoon of the season, first struck Taiwan on Friday with even greater power, leaving two people dead and 72 injured. It weakened into a strong tropical storm after making landfall in Fujian on Saturday, but continued to soak the region, where emergency workers scrambled to reach residents trapped on the upper floors of submerged buildings and collapsed homes.
