Floods from waning Typhoon Haikui hit transport, force evacuations in China

Intense rain from the remnants of Typhoon Haikui lashed southeastern China early on Wednesday, bringing floods and waterlogging that forced cities in Fujian province to halt subway services, shut schools and evacuate tens of thousands.
Weather officials said, the rain shattered 12-year-old records in the provincial capital of Fuzhou, prompting warnings that 49 reservoirs had exceeded flood limits.
More than 36,000 people were evacuated from homes, power and communications links were damaged and nearly 4,195 hectares (10,366 acres) of farmland inundated, causing losses the state broadcaster said stood at 552.1 million yuan ($75 million).
Floodwaters gushed down streets in Fuzhou and the city of Fuqing to its south, knocking over motorcycles and trash bins and stranding cars, video images on social media showed.
Media reports showed submerged cars, marooned shops and apartments as well as landslides and mudslides.