Typhoon leaves 28 dead and 20 missing in China

More than one million people were evacuated before the storm struck, including 253,000 in Shanghai.

Rescuers search for victims of a landslide triggered by Typhoon Lekima in eastern China (Chinatopix/AP)

By Associated Press Reporter

A powerful typhoon left at least 28 people dead in south-eastern China, after a landslide backed up a river that broke through debris and inundated homes.