Overview
- Saudel regained strength over the South China Sea and made a third landfall on Fujian’s coast on Thursday, Sept. 3, bringing torrential rain that swamped towns and forced large-scale evacuations.
- Flooding and storm surge breached a dike in Putian, collapsed more than 100 houses in Huating Town, and inundated streets and villages across Fujian and nearby coastal areas.
- Rescue teams have mounted evacuations and relief operations, with officials reporting tens of thousands relocated in Fujian and roughly 600,000 people moved from risky onshore and offshore areas by Friday night.
- A mudslide in Suichuan County, Jiangxi, tied to days of heavy rain killed one person and left 11 missing while search-and-rescue teams work to locate survivors.
- Central and provincial authorities activated emergency responses, opened shelters, and the National Development and Reform Commission allocated an extra CNY 100 million for Fujian recovery as forecasters warn residual bands will continue to produce heavy rain.