Thousands are evacuated from southern China while Taiwan and the Philippines continue rescue operations.
Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines.
The Philippines says it is "racing against time" to contain an oil spill after a tanker carrying 1.5 million litres of industrial fuel capsized and sank off of the country's coast. Train services have been suspended in Fujan, while authorities in northern China have warned heavy rains could trigger landslides and flooding.
Taiwan’s meteorological office said several areas of the island received more than 1000mm of rainfall between Wednesday night and Thursday lunchtime, while the southern city of Kaohsuing recorded 1350mm of rain.A search and rescue operation is underway to find the remaining six Burmese sailors who were reported missing after their Tanzania-flagged cargo ship Fu Shun went down off the northern coast of Taiwan.
The Philippine coast guard said it found the body of one missing crew member, and 16 others were rescued.
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