Typhoon Morakot has left a trail of death and destruction across eastern China and Taiwan [Reuters]
Published On 11 Aug 200911 Aug 2009
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]
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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]
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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]
