Local residents try to catch fish at a flooded fish pond as Typhoon Morakot approaches in Xiapu county of Ningde, Fujian province August 9, 2009. A child was killed and houses were flattened after Typhoon Morakot battered China's eastern coast on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and high waves likely to disrupt life and business across the heavily commercial region. The death came as Morakot landed on the densely populated Chinese mainland in the afternoon, toppling five houses in Wenzhou, a manufacturing hub on the coast of Zhejiang province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Rescuers try to pull a stranded car out of floodwater in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 9, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported. Picture taken August 9, 2009.
Soldiers evacuate a stranded resident to a safe area as Typhoon Morakot hits Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province August 9, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported. Picture taken August 9, 2009.
A resident makes his way across a flooded street on a couch after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 10, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported.
A resident pulls a makeshift raft to transport two girls across a flooded street after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 10, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses.
People make their way across a flooded street on a makeshift raft after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 10, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported.
A general view shows a flooded area after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 10, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported.
A resident makes his way across a flooded street on a makeshift raft after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 10, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported.
A resident pulls a box of groceries across a flooded street after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 10, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported.
A resident makes his way across a flooded street on a makeshift raft after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 10, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported.
Residents make their way across a flooded street on a makeshift raft after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 10, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported.
