At least 21 are dead after Typhoon Soudelor slammed into southeastern mainland China and Taiwan, official agencies said.

The storm left 14 people dead in the eastern Chinese cities of Wenzhou and Lishui, where heavy rains triggered mudslides and caused houses to collapse, state news agency Xinhua reported. Across the strait in Taiwan, seven others have been confirmed dead.

The storm reached super typhoon status over the ocean, recording peak winds of 180 miles per hour but weakened to a tropical storm before it made landfall. The West Pacific Basin has seen 10 typhoons so far this year.

Water and mud flow around residential buildings in Xinbei City, Taiwan on 8 August

(Source: CNN)