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Rescuers scramble to clean up in wake of Sinlaku

EFFORTS A victim of the collapsed Houfeng Bridge was found drowned in his car on Monday, officials said. Five others who had plunged into the river were still missing

By Shelley Shan  /  STAFF REPORTER, WITH AGENCIES

It is forecast to become a typhoon again by tomorrow as it swings to the northeast, the Japanese weather agency said.

The storm left 135 roads in need of repair and cut power to 277,000 households in Taiwan. It brought as much as 1,600mm of rain to some areas, sparking landslides and causing rivers to flood their banks.

Chinese authorities evacuated about 500,000 people as the storm’s outer wind and rain bands lashed coastal areas of China, Xinhua news agency reported.

The storm dumped heavy rain on China’s coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian and the city of Shanghai yesterday.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY FLORA WANG

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