Rescue on the way in Fuzhou in SE. China as Typhoon Talim brings heavy rain, flood

Rescue operations were ongoing at inundated alleyways in China’s southern Fujian province, video from Monday (July 17) showed, after a major typhoon struck and caused widespread flooding across the region. Footage from the Fuzhou Fire Department showed residents being ferried across the city’s flooded roads, where the outer reaches of Typhoon Talim had caused heavy rainfall, according to the Fujian Meteorological Bureau. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the videos as Fuzhou, Fujian province, China from the nearby buildings, signage and which matched satellite and file imagery of the area. Talim, the first typhoon to make landfall in China this year, struck the coast late on Monday night in Guangdong province, quickly weakening into a tropical storm. It is expected to dissipate and move into northern Vietnam, according to China’s Meteorological Administration. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!