In Pictures: Death toll rises as Typhoon Lekima slams into eastern China

Typhoon Lekima made landfall early on Saturday (Aug 10) in China's Zhejiang province, with winds gusting up to 187kmh. More than a million people were evacuated from their homes ahead of the typhoon.

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Aug 13, 2019, 11:04 AM

Rescuers and paramilitary police officers searching through the rubble of damaged buildings after torrential rain caused by Typhoon Lekima at Yongjia, Wenzhou, in China's Zhejiang province, on Aug 11, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Waves hit a sea wall in front of buildings in Taizhou, China's Zhejiang province, on Aug 9, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Firefighters search for survivors in collapsed houses damaged by a landslide after Typhoon Lekima hit Shanzao village in Yongjia county on Aug 11, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescuers help clean up a house damaged by a landslide in Yongjia county on Aug 11, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

People clean a flooded street in Linhai city of Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on Aug 11, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescue workers set up a lamp as rescue work continues in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, on Aug 11, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescue workers help residents stranded in a building partially submerged by floodwaters after Typhoon Lekima hit the city of Linhai in Taizhou, on Aug 11, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A collapsed roof of a gas station in Wenling, Zhejiang province, on Aug 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A collapsed roof of a gas station in Wenling, Zhejiang province, on Aug 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Rescuers working on the landslide triggered by Typhoon Lekima in Yongjia county, Zhejiang province, on Aug 11, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Rescue workers evacuating stranded residents with a bulldozer on a flooded street in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on Aug 11, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man rowing an inflatable kayak with a boy in tow on a flooded street in Wenling, Zhejiang province, on Aug 10, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

An uprooted tree on a street in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on Aug 10, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Dajing town is seen damaged and partially submerged in floodwaters in Leqing, Zhejiang province, on Aug 10, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

People using umbrellas to shelter themselves from heavy rain and large waves caused by Typhoon Lekima in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Aug 9, 2019. PHOTO: DPA

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