Typhoon Gaemi hits China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines

Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines. It comes after widespread flooding and landslides across Taiwan and the Philippines, killing at least 21 people. The Philippines says it is "Racing against time" to contain an oil spill after a tanker carrying 1.5 million litres of industrial fuel capsized and sank off of the country's coast. China activated its highest-tier disaster warning as the storm made its way to its shores on Thursday evening local time. Train services have been suspended in Fujan, while authorities in northern China have warned heavy rains could trigger landslides and flooding. EPA. A clean-up operation is currently taking place in Taiwan following the typhoon - the largest to have struck the island in eight years but only the first of this year's storm season. EPA. Despite avoiding a direct hit by the storm, Typhoon Gaemi had intensified seasonal monsoon rains by the time it hit the Philippines, causing widespread flooding in Manila.