A vehicle makes its way along a waterlogged road in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. Photo: Xinhua
A vehicle makes its way along a waterlogged road in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. Photo: Xinhua
A worker climbs over a tree that fell on a car in Fuzhou yesterday. Typhoon Matmo was the second to hit China in a week, landed in Fujian in the afternoon. Photo: EPA
A worker climbs over a tree that fell on a car in Fuzhou yesterday. Typhoon Matmo was the second to hit China in a week, landed in Fujian in the afternoon. Photo: EPA
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update | Typhoon Matmo downgraded to tropical storm as it makes landfall in China

High mountains and speedy crossing limit damage to Taiwan, but weakened storm still poses flood risk to coastal provinces

Lawrence Chung
Lawrence Chung and Agencies

Updated: 9:02pm, 23 Jul, 2014

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A vehicle makes its way along a waterlogged road in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. Photo: Xinhua
A vehicle makes its way along a waterlogged road in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. Photo: Xinhua
A worker climbs over a tree that fell on a car in Fuzhou yesterday. Typhoon Matmo was the second to hit China in a week, landed in Fujian in the afternoon. Photo: EPA
A worker climbs over a tree that fell on a car in Fuzhou yesterday. Typhoon Matmo was the second to hit China in a week, landed in Fujian in the afternoon. Photo: EPA
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