A powerful typhoon has ripped into Taiwan, injuring residents, crippling transport and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from mountainous areas prone to landslides.

The Yalu River that marks China’s border with North Korea breached a dyke today after torrential rain, inundating parts of the Chinese city of Dandong and forcing the evacuation of more than 50,000 people.

The US Geological Survey said a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Taiwan.

A moderate 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck east of Taiwan, although authorities said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

A TYPHOON pummelled China’s eastern coast yesterday, toppling houses, flooding villages and forcing nearly a million people to flee to safety.

A typhoon slammed into China’s eastern coast today, forcing the evacuation of nearly a million people.

A major typhoon surged towards Taiwan today, closing offices and schools, disrupting transport, and confining millions to their homes as its violent western fringe lashed the island with high winds and heavy rains.

A powerful typhoon lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains today, triggering landslides and floods that severely disrupted air traffic and closed schools and businesses.

Tropical storm Wipha strengthened into a typhoon today, and Taiwanese authorities issued a land warning for it, adding to their existing sea caution.

A strong earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Taiwan today, rocking buildings in the capital Taipei.

Typhoon Saomai, the most powerful storm to hit China in five decades, raged ashore today and churned across the crowded south-east, killing at least two people, wrecking houses and capsizing ships after 1.5 million residents were evacuated.

Authorities evacuated 1.3 million people from areas along China’s south-eastern coast today ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Saomai.

Rescuers scrambled today to reach scores of people left stranded by a powerful typhoon that sliced through the Philippines on the heels of a rainstorm that killed more than 420 people with possibly hundreds more missing.

The strongest quake to hit Taiwan in five years shook the capital today, causing tall buildings to sway and shutting down the underground rail system for an hour during the lunch rush. No serious damage or injuries were immediately reported.

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.

RESCUERS are battling against Taiwan’s worst floods in 25 years, which have killed at least 19 people and stranded 10,000 villagers without fresh water and electricity in mountainous areas, officials said.

Rescuers battled against Taiwan’s worst floods in 25 years, which have killed at least 19 people and stranded 10,000 villagers without fresh water and electricity in mountainous areas, officials said today.

Two moderate earthquakes shook eastern Taiwan and triggered landslides today, a day after a powerful tremor killed five building workers at a high-rise building.

A strong earthquake rattled Taiwan today, according to seismologists.

A moderate earthquake has shaken central Taiwan, seismologists said. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.

A second storm is threatening Taiwan a week after storm Nari killed more than 80 people.

Storms threatened to dump more heavy rain and trigger deadly mudslides today in areas battered by Typhoon Toraji, which killed 84 people and left about 130 missing, Taiwanese forecasters said.

A strong earthquake shook northeastern Taiwan today, cracking and knocking down some walls, but no injuries were immediately reported.