
Rescuers help evacuate residents in Quanzhou, in China's Fujian Province, Sept. 15, 2016.
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Rescuers clean the mud on a street in Fuzhou, China, Sept. 15, 2016.
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A vehicle and a motorcycle make their way through a flooded road after Typhoon Meranti, Sept. 15, 2016, in Fuzhou, China.
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Cars are stranded on a waterlogged street in Quanzhou, in Fujian, China, Sept. 15, 2016.
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Streets are seen flooded after Typhoon Meranti made landfall in Fuzhou, Fujian, China, Sept. 15, 2016.
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An aerial view of the flooded rivers in Lianjiang county in southeast China's Fujian, Sept. 15, 2016.
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A general view shows an overturned fishing boat in the aftermath of super typhoon Meranti, at Sizihwan in Kaohsiung, Sept. 15, 2016.
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People view sinking fishing vessels caused by super typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung city, Taiwan, Sept. 15, 2016.
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People sit on bench at a flooded tennis court after Typhoon Meranti makes landfall in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, Sept. 15, 2016.
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A view of a fallen roof in a market in Xiamen in Fujian, China, Sept. 15, 2016.
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Boxes scatter on a flooded road in Xiamen City, Fujian, China, Sept. 15, 2016.
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A huge wave breaks over a port as super typhoon Meranti lashes a fishing center in southern Taitung, Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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A man takes a photo of debris that fell on a car after strong winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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A man salvages usable materials from debris after strong winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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A Taiwanese braves through high winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016. The storm is the strongest recorded since Super Typhoon Haiyan developed in 2013.
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A motorist holds on to a post as she braves high winds and rain of Super Typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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People rush to a shelter as high winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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Stranded tourist stays inside a hotel to avoid the winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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High winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti lash Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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A man salvages usable materials from debris after strong winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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Trees are uprooted by high winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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Vending machines stand in floodwaters outside a convenience shop from Super Typhoon Meranti in Pingtung County in Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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Various debris lie scattered in a damaged store as Super Typhoon Meranti skirts Pingtung County in Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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A car drives past a collapsed traffic sign, toppled by strong winds of Super Typhoon Meranti in Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016.
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