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Typhoon Saudel Brings Torrential Rain and Flooding to China's Coastal Areas 'Revived' Storm Makes Rare Third Landfall in Fujian
Typhoon Saudel, the 18th typhoon of the year, has made a rare third landfall in China's Fujian province, triggering widespread flooding, the evacuation of over 83,000 people, and a top-level flood emergency response after "reviving" over the South China Sea. Typhoon Saudel has brought torrential rain and severe flooding to China's southeastern coastal provinces, making a rare third landfall in Fujian on Thursday after "reviving" over the South China Sea. The storm, which had weakened to a tropical depression after its initial landfalls in Zhejiang on August 28, regained strength as it moved over warm waters and struck Fujian's Zhangpu County with maximum sustained winds of 23 meters per second. Record-Breaking Typhoon Activity Saudel is the seventh typhoon to hit China this year and the third to strike the city of Yuhuan in Zhejiang in less than two months, a sequence China's Meteorological Administration has described as "extremely rare.” The unusual pattern has been linked to the strong El Niño phenomenon, which has strengthened the Western Pacific subtropical high and steered typhoons along a northwest trajectory toward China's eastern coast. The United Nations h...
