Typhoon Geami approaches the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province on Thursday. Photo: VCG

A wave surges onto a road near the coast in Ningde, East China’s Fujian province on Thursday. Photo: VCG

Rain batters the city of Fuqing, Fujian on Thursday. Photo: VCG

Local residents wade through flooded streets after Typhoon Geami made landfall Thursday in a county in southern Taiwan. Photo: VCG

A father hugs his son after getting rescued Thursday in Jiayi, Taiwan. Photo: VCG

Pedestrians walk through the rain brought by the typhoon Thursday in Chaozhou, South China’s Guangdong province. Photo: VCG

Highway entrances are closed Thursday in Quanzhou, Fujian, due to the storm. Photo: VCG