China has warned of flash floods in the southeastern province of Fujian while heavy rain trapped teachers and students in a compound in eastern Zhejiang as storms from Typhoon Saudel lashed several regions, state media said on Thursday.
More than 2,500 teachers and students were trapped in a school compound in the Zhejiang city of Wenzhou on Wednesday after extreme rainfall caused flash floods in the low-lying area, state broadcaster CCTV said.
Local authorities used drones to airlift supplies of food and drinking water to those trapped.
The typhoon made a third landfall in Fujian's city of Zhangzhou on Thursday, after regaining strength in the South China Sea.
The storm, which brought heavy rainfall to the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, is forecast to move west over Guangdong, state broadcaster CCTV said. Heavy rainfall in Fujian and Guangdong is expected to last until Friday.
Video footage from Fuding, Fujian, showed brown floodwaters submerging vehicles as they gushed along low-lying streets, sweeping up debris.
The city halted work, industrial activities and classes from Wednesday. Schools in the cities of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou also shut.
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