Typhoon Gaemi delivered torrential rains to eastern China on Friday, causing authorities to evacuate almost 300,000 people and disrupt public transportation. The rains were previously responsible for five deaths in nearby Taiwan.
When Gaemi made landfall on Thursday, it was the fiercest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years, flooding parts of the second-biggest city on the island.
Along the way to Taiwan, it worsened the seasonal rains in the Philippines, resulting in landslides and flooding that claimed 20 lives.
Authorities are working quickly to contain a fuel spill after a tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of oil collapsed off the coast of Manila on Thursday.
By the time it touched down in the eastern province of Fujian, China, on Thursday just before 8:00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), state media reported that it had become weaker.
China is experiencing extremely hot summer temperatures, with torrential rains falling in the east and south while most of the north has been scorching in back-to-back heatwaves.
The nation is by far the biggest producer of greenhouse gases in the world, which experts believe are causing climate change and increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather.
