Typhoon Soulik

• Nearly 300 dead or missing in China rain, typhoon

  At least 295 people have been confirmed dead or missing after rainstorms and Typhoon Soulik hit China, causing floods, landslides and buildings to collapse, the government today.

• Typhoon kills three, forces evacuation of 500,000 in China

  Eastern China was battered on Sunday by strong winds and torrential downpours from Typhoon Soulik which left three people dead and forced half a million people to evacuate their homes.

• Thousands evacuated in China as typhoon Soulik brings heavy rains

  Typhoon Soulik was set to dump up to 18 centimetres (seven inches) of rain on eastern parts of China in just 24 hours, forecasters said today, a day after the storm killed two when it battered Taiwan.

• Two dead, 100 injured as Typhoon Soulik hits Taiwan

  Typhoon Soulik battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful winds on Saturday that left two people dead and at least 100 injured.

• Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Soulik hits China

  China evacuated more than 300,000 people and drafted in thousands of soldiers as a typhoon which brought torrential rain and powerful winds to Taiwan began to batter the mainland today.

• Typhoon Soulik hits Taiwan; one killed, 31 injured

  Typhoon Soulik battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful winds today that left one person dead and at least 30 people injured.

• More than 200 dead or missing in China rain, landslides

  Torrential rain and landslides in China have left more than 200 people dead or missing in recent days, state media and the government said as the country braced for approaching Typhoon Soulik.

• Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Soulik nears Taiwan

  Thousands of people were evacuated in Taiwan and the entire island declared an "alert zone" as Typhoon Soulik edged nearer today, expected to pound the country with powerful winds and heavy rain over the weekend.

• China, Taiwan brace for impact of Typhoon Soulik as flood toll exceeds 200

  China and Taiwan braced on Friday for the impact of Typhoon Soulik as the toll of dead and missing from torrential rain across a broad swathe of China climbed beyond 200.