OVERWHELMED

Typhoon Swamps China and Taiwan (Photos)

The devastating effects of a typhoon in Taiwan and China are captured in dramatic photos.

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By William BootPublished Aug 09, 2015 3:52PM EDT

galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-01_qkzdbl — A man watches floodwaters in a heavy rain as Typhoon Soudelor begins it's assault on Ningde, Fujian province, China, on August 9, 2015. The weakened Typhoon Soudelor landed on the coast of Putian City in southeast China's Fujian Province late Saturday after lashing Taiwan, bringing strong winds and downpours and causing power outages in the province and neighboring Zhejiang, state media CCTV reported. It was set to be downgraded on August 9, according to the National Meteorological Center, after having killed at least 17 people in Taiwan and China throughout the weekend.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-02_s5umja — A huge wave surges onto a road in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang province as typhoon Soudelor draws near the mainland of China on August 8, 2015.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-03_juga4a — A man walks on a bridge above the Jingmei river as typhoon Soudelor hits Taipei on August 8, 2015.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-04_xjosy1 — A resident wades through the flooded streets of Ningde, eastern China's Fujian province on August 9, 2015.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-05_oxyphc — A motorcyclist rides past a damaged roof in the wake of typhoon Soudelor hitting Taipei on August 8, 2015.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-06_qdle8s — A basketball court is flooded by the Jingmei river as typhoon Soudelor hits Taipei on August 8, 2015.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-07_kpwfyp — Rescuers carry an elderly lady (C) out of her flooded home in Ningde, eastern China's Fujian province, after a weakened Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in China.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-08_f8w7n4 — This photograph is from the International Space Station (ISS) taken on August 5, 2015, as Typhoon Soudelor advanced on Taiwan. Forecasters projected that the typhoon would make landfall in central Taiwan early on August 8 as a category 3 storm. Sustained winds of around 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour are expected for the northern half of Taiwan.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-09_qatsz6 — A trapped car is pushed along a flooded street after typhoon Soudelor hit Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, August 9, 2015. The typhoon battered China's east coast on Sunday, killing eight people and forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and evacuate more than 163,000 people.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-10_lhsuab — This photo taken on August 8, 2015 shows a man (L) making his way to a rescue boat as Typhoon Soudelor brought heavy rain to Ningde, eastern China's Fujian province. A weakened Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in China and was set to be downgraded on August 9, according to the National Meteorological Center.
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galleries/2015/08/09/typhoon-swamps-china-and-taiwan-photos/150809-china--typhoon-soudelor-11_jkgztx — Residents gather to see huge waves stirred up by strong wind as typhoon Soudelor draws near the mainland of China in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang province on August 8, 2015.
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