Updated Aug 11, 2019 - Science
In photos: Deadly Typhoon Lekima sees 1M people evacuate in China
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Rescuers evacuate an injured woman as Typhoon Lekima brings heavy rain and strong wind at Dajing Town in Leqing, Zhejiang Province, China, Saturday. Photo: Zhejiang Daily/VCG via Getty Images
A major typhoon in eastern China has triggered a landslide and killed at least 30 people with 18 others missing, Reuters reported Sunday, citing state media.
The big picture: Typhoon Lekima made landfall in Wenling, between Taiwan and China's financial capital Shanghai, early Saturday, per the BBC, which reports authorities saying torrential rains have forced more than 1 million people to evacuate. Here's the impact of the storm, in photos.
