Powerful typhoon hits China

Nanmadol's arrival in parts of China on Thursday has caused two deaths, four missing, and forced the evacuations of 138,000 people in Fujian Province, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Nanmadol is the 11th and strongest typhoon to hit China this year.


Policemen and residents run as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River in Haining, Zhejiang province. (Reuters Photo)


Spectators are swept by huge waves while watching tides of Qiantang River at a dike. (Getty Images)


Residents run away as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier and a vehicle on the banks of Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. (Reuters Photo)


People walk in a flooded street as Typhoon Nanmadol moves over Checheng, Pingtung County, southern Taiwan. (Reuters Photo)


Partially submerged vehicles are seen as residents walk on a flooded street amid heavy rain brought by tropical storm Nanmadol in Putian, Fujian province. (Reuters Photo)