Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China
Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heat Typhoon Saudel brought days of torrential rain to the Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces in south-east China last week. The city of Putian, in Fujian province, recorded 416.5mm of rain in a 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday, with…
Torrential rain caused extensive damage across south-east China, with Typhoon Saudel prompting mass evacuations in recent weeks. The storm affected Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces, delivering days of heavy rainfall. The city of Putian, Fujian province, received 416.5mm of rain within a 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday, while surrounding villages saw over 500mm of rainfall in the same span.
In Fujian, authorities estimated that nearly 600,000 people were evacuated from flood-prone high-risk areas. Another 128,000 individuals across 53 counties in Jiangxi faced emergency evacuations, with 9,000 people affected. Flooding, landslides, and infrastructure damage were reported widely throughout the region. More than 2,500 teachers and students were stranded at a school in Zhejiang's Wenzhou city due to flash floods in low-lying areas on Wednesday.
At least 1,260 people were rescued after a river embankment collapsed on Thursday in Putian, flattening 100 homes.
On Saturday, a landslide in Suichuan county, Jiangxi province, claimed the lives of three people, while nine others remained missing.
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