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Nectar Gan

The death toll from Meranti rose to 13 on mainland China on Friday as it continued to ravage the country’s eastern coast, pelting it with heavy rain even after weakening from a typhoon into a tropical storm.
Meanwhile, Taiwan – which saw one killed and 44 injured in Meranti – braced itself for the arrival of yet another typhoon on Friday as Malakas moved from the southern tip of the island towards its north.


In Fujian, seven people have been killed and nine remain missing since Meranti landed in the province on early Thursday, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The storm, which shattered windows and disrupted water and power supplies, is the world’s strongest so far this year. It was downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday afternoon after it battered Fujian for 12 long hours.
More than 700,000 people across 79 counties in the costal province were affected, among whom nearly half had to be relocated, according to the ministry’s report.
The typhoon left a trail of destruction in its wake, with gales bringing down more than 1,600 houses and damaging another 12,000. Over 22,000 hectares of crops were destroyed.
Authorities estimated direct economic losses of some 1.66 billion yuan (HK$1.93 billion).


On Friday, Xiamen in Fujian was gradually recovering its water and power supplies, Xinhua reported.
As it travels north, Meranti will bring heavy downpours to Shanghai and Jiangsu province, where a blue alert has been issued, according to the National Meteorological Centre.
  




Jiangsu’s central and eastern parts were expected to be the worst hit, with rainfall reaching 260 millimetres, the centre said.
Heavy rainfall has already killed four people and left two missing in Zhejiang province, where more than 145,000 people had to be relocated and direct economic losses reaching 1.17 billion yuan.



Typhoon Meranti leaves 13 dead, 700,000 affected in southern mainland China as Taiwan braces for new round of pummelling from Malakas

Meranti travels towards Shanghai and Jiangsu after bringing down thousands of houses and destroying crops

(160915) -- QUANZHOU, Sept. 15, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers help evacuate residents in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 15, 2016. Typhoon Meranti made landfall in Xiang'an district of Xiamen City, at 3:05 a.m. Thursday, with gales up to 48 meters per second.   (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong) (zhs)

(160915) -- XIAMEN, Sept. 15, 2016 (Xinhua) -- The prefabs for workers at a construction site are damaged by the typhoon Meranti in Xiang'an district of Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 15, 2016. Typhoon Meranti made landfall in Xiang'an district of Xiamen City, at 3:05 a.m. Thursday, with gales up to 48 meters per second.   (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan) (zhs)

(160914) -- FUJIAN, Sept. 14, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2016 shows the gales and monster waves off the coast of Fuqing, southeast China's Fujian Province. China's National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC) on Wednesday upgraded its warning for ocean waves triggered by Typhoon Meranti to "red," the highest of a four-color warning system. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan) (zyd)

(160915) -- XIAMEN, Sept. 15, 2016 (Xinhua) -- People clean the fallen trees on a street in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 15, 2016. Typhoon Meranti made landfall in Xiang'an district of Xiamen City, at 3:05 a.m. Thursday, with gales up to 48 meters per second.   (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoping) (zhs)

(160915) -- QUANZHOU, Sept. 15, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Cars are stranded on a waterlogged street in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 15, 2016. Typhoon Meranti made landfall in Xiang'an district of Xiamen City, at 3:05 a.m. Thursday, with gales up to 48 meters per second.   (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong) (zhs)

Rescuers help evacuate residents in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian province. Photo: Xinhua

Typhoon Meranti slams into Xiamen, leaving Hong Kong unscathed

The fine and dry weather is expected to continue, according to the Observatory. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

A woman use umbrellas for protection from the sun in Tsim Sha Tsui as Standby Signal, No. 1 issued by the Hong Kong Observatory. 14SEP16 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

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Meranti travels towards Shanghai and Jiangsu after bringing down thousands of houses and destroying crops


Typhoon Meranti leaves 13 dead, 700,000 affected in southern mainland China as Taiwan braces for new round of pummelling from Malakas

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Meranti travels towards Shanghai and Jiangsu after bringing down thousands of houses and destroying crops