Remnants of Typhoon Krosa cut power in eastern China

There were no reports of casualties from Krosa, downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm on Sunday, by late Monday.

But the storm pummeled the region south of Shanghai with torrential rains and strong winds, causing landslides, power outages and flooding.

A train was derailed by a mudslide between the cities of Wenzhou and Jinhua in Zhejiang province, southwest of Shanghai, state-run Zhejiang Television reported late Monday. But rescue workers said its 600 passengers and crew were able to escape the train without casualties.

Television footage showed streets flooded knee-deep in several provincial cities. About 1.4 million people were evacuated from coastal areas as a precaution.

The official Xinhua News Agency quoted the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters as saying Monday that Krosa — the Cambodian word for crane — had caused economic loses of 4.58 billion yuan (US$610 million; euro432 million).

In Shanghai, some outdoor events for the Special Olympics were rescheduled due to heavy rains, authorities said. The games, which involve more than 7,000 athletes from 169 countries, run through Oct. 12.

The storm was forecast to gradually dissipate as it moved slowly back toward the East China Sea.

In Vietnam, the death toll from Typhoon Lekima, which hit Vietnam’s central coast late Wednesday, rose to 66, with at least another 18 people missing and feared dead, officials said Monday.

Nghe An was the worst-hit province with 22 deaths and three missing, said provincial disaster official Nguyen Truong Son. “Our top priority now is to provide relief aid to the flood victims and help them to rebuild their homes,” he said.

Lekima, named after a local fruit, had winds of 130 kilometers per hour (80 mph).

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