RESCUE crews dug up seven of the 15 bodies buried in a landslide triggered by Typhoon Aere in Taiwan, as China reported that the storm caused heavy economic losses after ripping through some of the mainland’s wealthiest coastal provinces.

A swollen creek swept a villager away as Typhoon Aere crashed into mainland China, unleashing torrential rains and prompting the evacuation of a half-million people.

evacuated 320,000 people from the east coast as Typhoon Aere hit the mainland today, after a mudslide buried a family of four in northern Taiwan, pushing the regional death toll to 16.

Typhoon Aere battered northern Taiwan today, triggering a mudslide that buried a family of four as the storm’s eye churned toward China, forcing nearly 250,000 people to flee coastal areas and killing at least 12 people.

Typhoon Aere whipped northern Taiwan with gusty winds and heavy rain today, while China began evacuating 249,000 people from coastal areas as it braced for the storm that has killed at least seven people.