Typhoon Gaemi live: Storm hits China, forcing thousands to flee after 25 killed in Taiwan and Philippines

Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in China, after sweeping across Taiwan , where it flooded streets, knocked out power and killed at least three people.

Emergency responses were put in place and flights and trains have been cancelled in Fujian . More than 240,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.

The typhoon killed 22 people in the Philippines on its way past that country, adding to flooding and landslides from already high monsoon rainfall , and taking the total death toll from the storm up to 25.

A cargo ship off Taiwan and an oil tanker off the Philippines sank on Thursday morning, both in rough seas.

In the Philippines authorities are searching for a missing crew member, and warn they face a “race against time” to contain a huge oil spill that is heading for Manila.

In Taiwan, two people were killed on Wednesday before the storm made landfall around midnight, and a 78-year-old man died after his home was hit by a mudslide on Thursday afternoon, Taiwan’s Central News Agency said. Another 380 people were reported injured.

After hitting the Chinese coast, the storm is expected to bring heavy rains to inland areas including the capital Beijing over the next three days, including areas that have already been soaked for days.