Soldiers rescue people from the flood in Guangdong.(Nanfang daily)

A total of 751,600 people have been evacuated across southeast China in the path of Fung Wong, the eighth tropical storm to hit the country this year. One death and 4 missing was reported in Heyuan city, Guangdong.

The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Wednesday said the evacuations had occurred in Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces.

The typhoon had cause flood in eastern Guangdong province, including Jieyang, Shanwei, Heyuan city. The typhoon had affected 122,000 people in Heyuan city, and had destroyed 1318 houses. A total of 21,000 people have been evacuated in Shanwei City.

The typhoon had affected 122,000 people in Heyuan city, and had destroyed 1318 houses.(dayoo.com)

The Office of Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has send three rescue teams to the flood-hit areas.

The typhoon had affected livelihoods of 3.86 million people in Zhejiang and Fujian, flooded 112,000 hectares of farms and destroyed more than 1,500 houses. No deaths had been reported.

The eye of the storm has moved to eastern Jiangxi Province with winds up to 61.2 kilometers per hour, down from 119 km per hour when it landed in Fujian late on Monday, according to a forecast at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

The possibility of further flooding remained as Fung Wong was likely to cause more heavy rains in the east of the country, the office warned.

The tropical storm would move northeast into Anhui and Shandong provinces, bringing with it intensive rainfall, the provincial meteorological observatories predicted.

"We have ordered local governments to take measures against possible floods in mountain areas and cities," said Cheng Dianlong, vice director of the state office.

Source: newsgd.com/xinhua

Editor: Yan