Photos: Typhoon Soulik slams China, Taiwan
July 13, 2013
A frontier soldier helps a man move away from waves ahead of Typhoon Soulik in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, July 13, 2013. China braced on Friday for the impact of Typhoon Soulik as the toll of dead and missing from torrential rain across a broad swathe of China climbed beyond 200. REUTERS/China Daily ( CHINA-WEATHER/ )
This NASA satellite image shows Typhoon Soulik on July 13, 2013. Soulik made landfall on the northeast coast of Taiwan around 03:00 am July 13 (2000 GMT July 12), packing winds of up to 190 kilometres an hour (118 miles), the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said. Soulik battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful winds on Saturday that left two people dead and at least 100 injured. Roofs were ripped from homes, debris and fallen trees littered the streets, and some areas were submerged by flood waters. One town in central Taiwan reported "widespread" landslides and water levels a storey high. Around 8,000 people were evacuated from their homes before the typhoon struck, with hundreds of soldiers deployed to high-risk areas and the whole island declared an "alert zone" by the authorities. AFP PHOTO / NASA ( 521323476 )
In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, a woman struggles with an umbrella in the strong wind at a harbor in the Luoyuan County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A powerful typhoon surged across northern Taiwan on Saturday, killing at least one person before moving to southeast China and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from a coastal province. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wei Peiquan) ( China Asia Typhoon )
A man views a vehicle damaged by fallen trees after Typhoon Soulik hit Taipei on July 13, 2013. housands of people were evacuated in Taiwan and the entire island declared an "alert zone" as Typhoon Soulik made landfall, killing one person and injuring seven. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 521320842 )
A house is seen damaged after a landslide in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, July 11, 2013. China braced on Friday for the impact of Typhoon Soulik as the toll of dead and missing from torrential rain across a broad swathe of China climbed beyond 200. Picture taken July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer ( CHINA-WEATHER/ )
A family member of a victim killed during a landslide cries, in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, July 12, 2013. China braced on Friday for the impact of Typhoon Soulik as the toll of dead and missing from torrential rain across a broad swathe of China climbed beyond 200. Picture taken July 12, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer ( CHINA-WEATHER/ )
Chinese paramilitary policemen evacuate fishing communities as Typhoon Soulik approaches Rui'an city in east China's Zhejiang province on Friday, July 12, 2013. Typhoon Soulik surged across northern Taiwan on Saturday, killing at least one person before moving to southeast China and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from a coastal province. (AP Photo) ( China Typhoon )
In this photo taken Friday July 12 2013 fishing boats dock in Jiaoshan fishing port as Typhoon Soulik approaches in Wenling city in eastern China's Zhejiang province on. Typhoon Soulik surged across northern Taiwan on Saturday, killing at least one person before moving to southeast China and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from a coastal province. (AP Photo) ( China Typhoon )
A resident battles against strong winds caused by typhoon Soulik in Taipei on July 13, 2013. Thousands of people were evacuated in Taiwan and the entire island declared an "alert zone" as Typhoon Soulik made landfall early morning, killing one person and injuring seven. Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images ( 521320237 )
Vehicles damaged by fallen trees after Typhoon Soulik hit Taipei on July 13, 2013. Thousands of people were evacuated in Taiwan and the entire island declared an "alert zone" as Typhoon Soulik made landfall, killing one person and injuring seven. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 521321032 )
A woman views a vehicle damaged by fallen trees after Typhoon Soulik hit Taipei on July 13, 2013. Thousands of people were evacuated in Taiwan and the entire island declared an "alert zone" as Typhoon Soulik made landfall, killing one person and injuring seven. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 521320994 )
A motorcycle drives past a damaged tin roof and traffic signs caused by typhoon Soulik in Taipei on July 13, 2013. Thousands of people were evacuated in Taiwan and the entire island declared an "alert zone" as Typhoon Soulik made landfall early morning, killing one person and injuring seven. Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images ( 521322258 )
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