Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China
- 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 surrounding villages recording more than 500mm in the same period.
- In Fujian, authorities estimate that almost 600,000 people were evacuated from high-risk, flood-prone areas.
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- 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 surrounding villages recording more than 500mm in the same period.
- In Fujian, authorities estimate that almost 600,000 people were evacuated from high-risk, flood-prone areas.
Sources: Guardian