Typhoon Soudelor has battered Taiwan with fierce winds and rain, leaving four people dead and a trail of devastation as continues its path towards mainland China.Typhoon Soudelor made landfall Saturday morning just north of the Taiwanese city of Hualien on the east coast of the island, bringing fierce winds and torrential rain.
Forecasters had predicted the storm would have maximum sustained winds at landfall of about 125 mph (200 kph), the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane.Authorities in Taiwan had deployed more than 35,000 military personnel to help relocate residents of vulnerable areas as Soudelor made its way across the Pacific
About two million households have been left without electricity.Rail services and flights have been cancelled and all schools and offices closed.
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