28 Killed As Storm Hits China's East Coast

A powerful typhoon has killed least 28 people in China, after a river burst through a landslide and flooded homes, state media reported on Sunday.

Another 20 people remain missing, according to Xinhua.

Typhoon Lekima made landfall at around 2am Saturday in Wenling city, about 300km south of Shanghai, the China Meteorological Administration said.

The deaths occurred in Yongjia county on the outskirts of Wenzhou, a major port city. A river blocked by a landslide rose to a level of 10 metres within 10 minutes, trapping 120 villagers, Xinhua said.

More than 1 million people were evacuated before the storm struck, including 253,000 in Shanghai.

Shanghai Disneyland was closed, as were some popular tourist areas along the riverfront in the city's historic Bund district.

CCTV said more than 3,000 flights in Shanghai, Hangzhou and other cities were cancelled, as were some train services.

Lekima, downgraded to a tropical storm, was heading slowly northward along China's east coast on Sunday morning. (AP)