Two strong storms across the western Pacific have left scores of people dead or missing.
At least 10 people have been killed in Japan in flash floods generated by the approaching tropical storm Etau.
Meanwhile Typhoon Morakot hit mainland China on Sunday, killing at least one child and prompting almost a million people to flee from coastal areas.
It had previously hit Taiwan, killing at least 12 people and causing the worst flooding in five decades.
Taiwanese rescue teams are still searching for more than 50 people registered as missing.
Typhoons and tropical storms are frequent in the region between July and September.
Swept away
Nearly 50,000 people in western Japan have been told to leave coastal areas after warnings of rain, floods and mudslides triggered by the approaching tropical storm Etau.
Eight people have died in Hyogo prefecture, including one man whose car was swept away by a swollen river and a woman who was found dead in a gutter.
Another woman was killed in a mudslide in Okayama prefecture.
The storm may hit central Japan on Tuesday, an official at the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Meanwhile, Typhoon Morakot dumped a record 2.5 metres (100 inches) of rain on Taiwan over the weekend, leaving at least 12 people dead, among them a group reportedly washed away from a makeshift shelter in Kaohsiung in the south.
In addition to the dead and missing, another 30 people were injured as Morakot buffeted the island with powerful winds.
In one incident, an entire hotel - empty at the time - was swept away by the waters.
The BBC NEWS
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