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| Typhoon Sepat has battered Taiwan with winds and heavy rain and is heading for provinces of south China where hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing. | Typhoon Sepat has battered Taiwan with winds and heavy rain and is heading for provinces of south China where hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing. |
| It disrupted power to some 240,000 homes, uprooted trees and caused mudslides in Taiwan, forcing 1,800 people to evacuate, officials say. | It disrupted power to some 240,000 homes, uprooted trees and caused mudslides in Taiwan, forcing 1,800 people to evacuate, officials say. |
| In China, more than 540,000 people have left low-lying areas and flights have been cancelled, state media reported. | In China, more than 540,000 people have left low-lying areas and flights have been cancelled, state media reported. |
| Nearly 300,000 were evacuated in Fujian where the storm is due on Saturday. | Nearly 300,000 were evacuated in Fujian where the storm is due on Saturday. |
| Sustained winds of 126km/h (78mph) were recorded off Taiwan early on Saturday, local meteorologists report. | Sustained winds of 126km/h (78mph) were recorded off Taiwan early on Saturday, local meteorologists report. |
| Of the homes hit initially by power cuts, nearly 95,000 remained without electricity on Saturday, officials say. | Of the homes hit initially by power cuts, nearly 95,000 remained without electricity on Saturday, officials say. |
| There are unconfirmed reports of one fatality in Taiwan from Sepat, which earlier blew through the Philippines. | There are unconfirmed reports of one fatality in Taiwan from Sepat, which earlier blew through the Philippines. |
| In China, the provinces of Zhejiang and Guangdong are also braced for the typhoon which is forecast to spread rain as far north as Shanghai. | In China, the provinces of Zhejiang and Guangdong are also braced for the typhoon which is forecast to spread rain as far north as Shanghai. |
| Sepat is expected to hit China's coast with sustained winds of 144kp/h (90mph), according to Chinese media. | Sepat is expected to hit China's coast with sustained winds of 144kp/h (90mph), according to Chinese media. |
| The typhoon is named after a species of fish. |