The death toll from a powerful typhoon that hit southeastern
China rose to 33 on Sunday, as rescue workers used rubber dinghies to evacuate stranded people as swift currents swept by homes.
China's emergency broadcasting network said that 16 people were still missing in Zhejiang province, where 32 died.
Typhoon Lekima triggered landslides and floods after making landfall in Zhejiang early Saturday, about 300 kilometers (190 miles) south of Shanghai.