33 missing in China landslides
- by Dan Gutierrez
- in Markets
- — Oct 8, 2016
In Taiwan, almost 4 million homes lost power and 10 provincial highways remained closed Wednesday, one day after heavy rain and sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour blanketed the island, Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported.
The authorities of China issued the third-highest weather warning and sent operating groups to the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Hunan for help.
Fifteen people have been rescued and 20 others remain missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The heavy rains came with Typhoon Megi, which hit China on Wednesday.
13 people have been rescued and 27 are still missing after a landslide triggered by typhoon rain in Suichang County.
It is hard to estimate the number of missing, officials said.
Terrifying footage has emerged on Chinese social media showing the moment the landslide crashed into buildings in Sucun until the debris completely buried the structures.
The injuries in Taiwan included eight Japanese tourists travelling in a tour bus that turned on its side in central Taiwan.
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Many houses in the village were swept away and destroyed, and more than 1,460 local residents were relocated to safer areas.
Megi slammed into China after killing four people in Taiwan on Tuesday.
The landslides were caused by heavy rainstorms which were brought by Typhoon Megi.
Mountainous Zhejiang, and neighboring provinces, are frequently hit by typhoons at this time of year and are also highly susceptible to landslides.
A man bicycles through a flooded street after the landfall of Typhoon Megi in Fuzhou in southeastern China's Fujian Province.
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Fifteen people were pulled alive, while another 26 people are still unaccounted for.
