Typhoon heads towards China
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A powerful typhoon, which has killed at least one person in Taiwan and injured up to 17 is heading for mainland China.
So far nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in China.
In Taiwan the storm has flooded low-lying areas, causing landslides and damaging infrastructure.
Television reports say two small cars carrying an unknown number of people have been washed into a river after a bridge collapse in central Taiwan.
Hundreds of domestic and international flights have been cancelled on the island stranding about 500 passengers in Kinmen airport.
