The death toll from Typhoon Lekima in China has risen to 28 with another 20 people missing, local authorities say.

Officials say about five million people in Zhejiang province have been affected with over one million evacuated to safe spaces.

TYPHOON LEKIMA HITS CHINA'S COAST

Lekima made landfall in the early hours of Saturday in Wenling, between Taiwan and China's financial capital Shanghai, packing strong winds and heavy rain.

It is due to move further up the east coast on Sunday.

Most of the deaths were in the city of Wenzhou where torrential downpours caused a landslide, state media said.

Toll rises as typhoon moves up China coast

The landslide occurred after a barrier lake - or natural dam - formed, pooling water from the heavy rains before collapsing.

Emergency crews battled to save stranded motorists from floods and searched for survivors in the rubble of damaged buildings.

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