Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly three hundred thousand in Eastern China

Authorities evacuated nearly 3 hundred thousand people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday.

Typhoon Gaemi brought torrential rains already responsible for five deaths in nearby Taiwan.

Gaemi was the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years when it made landfall on Thursday, flooding parts of the island’s second-biggest city.

It also worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines on its path to Taiwan, triggering flooding and landslides that killed 20 people.

They have relocated more than 2 hundred 90 thousand, people in Fujian and shut down public transport, offices, schools and markets in some cities.

According to state media, at a meeting of the country’s top leadership chaired by President Xi Jinping on Thursday, officials urged local authorities to stay “highly vigilant and proactive” as the country entered peak flooding season.