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Once-in-a-generation typhoon Nepartak wreaks havoc in Asian countries

Nepartak made landfall in China on July 9. Authorities said then that about half a million people had been evacuated.

By :  naren pulloor
Update: 2016-07-18 05:21 GMT
A girl is carried along a flooded road in suburban Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines, as monsoon downpours intensify while Typhoon Nepartak leaves the country.
As fast-moving Typhoon Nepartak makes its way across the Philippines Sea, large waves crash against the breakwaters in Ilan County, eastern coast of Taiwan.
Fast-moving Typhoon Nepartak makes its way across the Philippines Sea, large waves crash against the breakwaters in Ilan County, eastern coast of Taiwan.
Visitors watch as water is released as a preventive measure from the Shihmen Dam in the northern city of Taoyuan as weather forecasters warn of torrential rains and fierce winds from approaching Super Typhoon Nepartak.
An incomplete estimation showed more than 420,000 people in four cities, including the provincial capital of Fuzhou, have been urgently relocated.
Many buildings have collapsed and landslides were reported in rural and mountainous areas.
Forty-three people in a residential area were rescued by firefighters after floodwaters submersed two buildings.
The flooded Xinhua Road Sports Centre Stadium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province.
Meteorologists blame the floods on a particularly intense El Nino weather pattern that has resulted in up to a 50 percent increase in rainfall in certain areas.
Unusually heavy rain has pounded southern China in recent months, triggering severe flooding along rivers, including the Yangtze.
The county of Minqing was the worst hit, reporting 83 deaths and 17 missing, and widespread cuts to power and telecommunications services.
Nepartak made landfall in China on July 9. Authorities said then that about half a million people had been evacuated.

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