At least 31 people are known to have died and scores more are missing as two typhoons batter east Asia.
Almost half of those killed were in Taiwan where Typhoon Morakot dumped a record 2.5m of rain at the weekend.
Rescuers in Taiwan are battling to reach hundreds cut off by Morakot after widespread floods and mudslides knocked out railway and road traffic, cut power and water supplies and brought down bridges.
There are reports that a mudslide triggered by torrential rains may have buried up to 600 villagers in mountainous southern Taiwan.
Rescuers and soldiers from an elite unit have been flown into the village of Hsiaolin after and survivors spoke of hundreds of homes being engulfed.
In the southeast, a six-storey hotel collapsed into a river. Staff and guests had already been evacuated.
In the southern county of Pingtung thousands of people are trapped in three coastal townships, while in Kaohsiung county a bridge collapsed, cutting off road access to a remote village of 1,300 residents.
The storm hit China yesterday, where it claimed at least three lives as authorities ordered more than 1m people to evacuate several coastal provinces.
Typhoon Morakot made landfall with wind speeds of up to 83km/ph.
At least three people are confirmed dead in the region.
The deaths occurred in Fujiang, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces respectively. Another person in Fujiang province is missing, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
In Japan, 13 people died in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain as Typhoon Etau bore down on the archipelago, forcing thousands into emergency shelters and disrupting travel networks.
12 of those killed were in Hyogo prefecture, said a police spokesman.
The typhoon, with winds of up to 108km/ph, is forecast to hit the Tokyo area tomorrow.
