At least 80 people were killed and five million displaced with Typhoon Talim wreaking havoc in four provinces in east China, which braced for yet another battering from the approaching Typhoon Nabi.
In the worst-hit Anhui province, at least 53 people were killed after heavy rains lashed the area on Thursday. The direct economic loss from torrential rains, flooding and landslides has been put at 7.8 billion yuan ($960 million), mainly in east China's Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces.
Rainstorms and heavy flows of mud and rock also destroyed 17,200 houses, damaged 61,100 houses and affected over two lakh acres of cropland in Anhui. Some 1.68 lakh people have been evacuated.
In the two worst-hit counties, Yuexi and Jinzhai, close to the Dabie Mountain area, about 400,000 people suffered from
the disasters and nearly one lakh acres of cropland were affected.
In Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, the typhoon killed 15 people, China News Agency reported on Monday. In Wenzhou and Lishui, a total of 2.22 million people have been affected and 11,789 houses destroyed. The direct loss was put at 3.42 billion yuan ($421.7 million), the local government said.
Though the typhoon had been downgraded into a tropical storm, the destructive force was not reduced as parts of Jiujiang city, situated about 20 kilometres from the Lushan mountain, were flooded by the downpour.
A mudslide triggered by heavy rains at the Lushan mountain area buried two buildings, with 21 occupants inside.
Meanwhile, following on Talim's heel, Typhoon Nabi is set to become the 14th tropical storm to hit east China this year.
Typhoon Nabi could bring strong winds and rainstorms to east China's Zhejiang province on Monday, according to a provincial meteorological station.
Moving northwest at a speed of 20 km per hour on Sunday, Typhoon Nabi was packing force of 12 gusts. The Zhejiang provincial headquarters for disaster control has asked local departments to be fully prepared in order to keep damages to a minimum.
