A rescuer carries out a trapped elderly woman in Yutian Town of Changle District of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian province, Sept 6, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

FUZHOU - Typhoon Haikui has caused more than 5 billion yuan ($701.5 million) in economic losses to East China's Fujian province as of 5 pm on Tuesday, according to local authorities.

The Fujian government flood and draught control headquarters said the typhoon and heavy rain have affected more than 1.59 million local residents and around 300,000 residents have been evacuated.

Almost 10,000 hectares of farmland and 2,537 homes have been damaged, the headquarters said.

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Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, forced 294,100 residents to temporarily evacuate in east China's Fujian province, authorities said.

As of 5 pm Wednesday, torrential rains brought by the typhoon had disrupted the lives of nearly 1.6 million people in the province, according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.

As of 6 am Wednesday, the cumulative precipitation broke three-hour, six-hour, 12-hour, and 24-hour maximum rainfall records in Fuzhou

Almost 10,000 hectares of crops were damaged, and more than 2,500 houses were damaged or destroyed.

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Many coastal areas of the province saw heavy rainstorms after the landfall of the typhoon on Tuesday. From 6 am Tuesday to 6 am Wednesday, the precipitation in 65 townships of 15 counties, cities, and districts exceeded 250 mm, with the maximum rainfall reaching 548.9 mm in Gaishan Town, Cangshan District, in the provincial capital Fuzhou.

As of 6 am Wednesday, the cumulative precipitation broke three-hour, six-hour, 12-hour, and 24-hour maximum rainfall records in Fuzhou.

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Nearly 60,000 people were mobilized for emergency response as of 8 pm Wednesday.

Huang Zhigang, an expert with the provincial meteorological bureau, said more torrential rains are expected in the next two days in some areas of Fujian, which may trigger mountain torrents, river flooding and other secondary disasters.