Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes and vehicles were swept away in floods as storms from now-weakened Typhoon Haikui made landfall in China's southeastern Fujian province early on Tuesday (Sep 5) after battering Taiwan for the past two days. About 114,400 people were moved from risky areas as the typhoon rolled in with a maximum wind speed of 20ms. Several areas in Fujian recorded more than 300mm of rainfall in just over 24 hours. In Fuzhou city, two firefighters were missing after a fire truck carrying nine rescue workers was swept away by floodwaters during a mission, state media reported. ... (full story)