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Gallery: Morakot’s destructive path
Typhoon Morakot has left a trail of death and destruction across eastern China and Taiwan [Reuters]
Published On 11 Aug 2009
11 Aug 2009
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Hundreds of people are feared dead and missing, and thousands more stranded after the storm brought heavy rain and high winds to China and Taiwan [Reuters]
More than one million people were moved to safety in China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces [EPA]
Swollen rivers ripped through bridges and roads after Morakot triggered Taiwan's worst floods in 50 years [AFP]
The trail of devastation included a six-storey hotel in eastern Taiwan that toppled over [AFP]
Heavy rains and strong winds continued to pound the coastal areas as the storm blew further inland [Reuters]
Massive mudslides left thousands of villagers stranded in Taiwan's mountainous region [Reuters]
Before hitting Taiwan and China, Morakot earlier triggered floods and landslides when it swept past the northern Philippines, leaving more than 20 people dead [EPA]