Rescue underway as Typhoon Nepartak brings chaos to SE China

MINQING, July 10, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Residents clear rubbish after flooding in Minqing County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 10, 2016. Nepartak, the first typhoon of the year, brought heavy rain to Minqing, causing 57,593 mu (3,836 hectares) of crops flooded and 3,600 houses destroyed. More than 1,000 people were trapped and 34,324 residents of the county were relocated. Rescue and relief works are underway at present. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)