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Chinese students marooned in floods unleashed by Typhoon Saudel’s rains

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BEIJING, Sept 3 (Reuters) - ‌China warned of flash floods in ​the southeastern province of Fujian while heavy rain trapped teachers ⁠and students in a compound in eastern Zhejiang as storms from Typhoon Saudel lashed several regions, state media ​said on Thursday.

• More than 2,500 teachers and students were ‌trapped in a school compound in the Zhejiang city of Wenzhou on Wednesday after extreme rainfall caused flash ⁠floods in the low-lying area, state ⁠broadcaster CCTV said.

• Authorities used drones to airlift supplies of food and drinking water to those trapped.

• The typhoon made a third landfall in Fujian's ‌city of Zhangzhou on Thursday, after regaining strength ⁠in the South China Sea.

• The ‌storm, which brought heavy rainfall ​to the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, is forecast to move west over Guangdong, state broadcaster ‌CCTV said.

• Heavy rainfall in Fujian ​and Guangdong is expected ⁠to last until Friday.

• Video images in ‌the Fujian city of ⁠Fuding showed brown floodwaters submerged vehicles as they gushed along low-lying streets, sweeping up debris.

• The city ​halted work, industrial ‌activities and classes from Wednesday. Schools in the cities ⁠of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou ​also shut.

(Reporting by Liz Lee and Shanghai newsroom; ​Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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