Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China
Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heat
TL;DR
- Typhoon Saudel caused torrential rain in southeastern China, resulting in significant flooding and landslips.
- Hundreds of thousands were evacuated in China due to the severe weather, with thousands rescued from floodwaters.
- South Africa's north-western provinces were hit by thunderstorms, causing disruptive rainfall, damaging winds, and hail.
- Central-southern US faced oppressive heat with temperatures in the high 30s Celsius and heat indices reaching up to 43C.
- The extreme heat is expected to continue across the midwest and southern US throughout the week.