Two landslides have ploughed into villages in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, swallowing up dozens of houses and leaving 36 people missing. Heavy typhoon rains caused one landslide to crash into Sucun village on Wednesday, said the official Xinhua news agency. Another six people were missing in Baofeng village after a landslide destroyed their homes. Earlier on Wednesday, China shut schools and cancelled dozens of flights as Typhoon Megi made landfall in the southern province of Fujian on Wednesday with winds of close to 120kph (75mph), Xinhua said. Facebook Twitter Pinterest An aerial view of the flooding in Fujian province.

Source: The Guardian September 29, 2016 00:01 UTC