Hong Kong ( CNN ) -- Two tropical cyclones have made landfall in eastern China , prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from coastal areas as the Philippines and Taiwan assess the damage that one of the storms left in its wake . Tropical Storm Saola plowed into the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Friday morning , after the torrential rain and strong wind it brought to parts of the Philippines and Taiwan had left more than 40 people dead . Saola arrived hours after Typhoon Damrey had reached the Chinese coast farther north in Jiangsu Province . The last time two powerful storms struck China in such quick succession was in 2006 , according to CNNI Meteorologist Jennifer Delgado . In Fujian , the authorities relocated more than 300,000 people to `` safe places '' ahead of Saola 's arrival , the state-run news agency Xinhua reported , citing the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters . The authorities warned of potential floods and mudslides resulting from the storm 's heavy rain . Saola 's winds had weakened by the time it hit the Chinese coast . They had been at typhoon strength when the storm slammed into Taiwan on Thursday morning , reaching more than 140 kilometers per hour ( 87 mph ) near its center . When Saola moved away from Taiwan on Thursday night , it had killed five people , injured 15 and left two missing , according to Taiwan 's Central Emergency Operations Center . More than 6,700 people had to be evacuated from affected areas , the center said . One of the deaths was filmed by a closed-circuit camera in Taipei , the capital of Taiwan . Video from the camera showed a man disappearing down a sink hole after the rain-sodden ground collapsed beneath him . Taiwan 's rugged terrain intensified the effect of the storm . `` The mountains really help enhance the rainfall , '' said CNNI Meteorologist Taylor Ward . `` They basically force the air upwards , and that squeezes out the possible precipitation . '' The casualties in Taiwan came on top of the 37 people killed and 33 injured by the storm in the Philippines , according to the country 's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council . The deaths resulted from causes that included drowning , falling trees and landslides , the agency said . In all , Saola dropped as much as half a meter ( 1.5 feet ) of rain over the Philippines , Ward said . The storm hovered near the country for several days . On Thursday night , Damrey was generating winds as strong as 126 kilometers an hour ( 78 mph ) near its center when it made landfall in Jiangsu , Xinhua reported , citing the Chinese National Meteorological Center . Powerful winds and rainstorms from the storm have lashed nearby cities , Xinhua said , noting that 29 flights had been canceled at the Qingdao Liuting International Airport on Thursday night . No flights were canceled Friday morning , though , it said . Damrey had skirted southern Japan before traveling across the sea toward China 's northeastern coastline . East Asia has experienced a number of strong storms in recent weeks . Early last week , a powerful storm that hit the southern Chinese coast prompted Hong Kong to raise its strongest typhoon warning for the first time in 13 years , shuttering much of the city . The storm also pummeled the neighboring Chinese province of Guangdong with heavy wind and rain . Typhoon season in the region typically lasts from June through October , with an average of seven to 10 named storms hitting the Chinese coast . The storms usually form in the area between the Philippines and southern Japan , known as `` Typhoon Alley . '' Inland China has also suffered from severe rain this summer . A violent rainstorm in Beijing last month caused the worst flooding in the Chinese capital in decades , killing at least 77 people and provoking criticism from residents about the city 's infrastructure and response to the disaster . Heavy rain elsewhere in China has left dozens more people dead , filled rivers and lakes to dangerous levels and forced the authorities to step up emergency preparations . On Thursday , Premier Wen Jiabao called on local authorities to intensify flood control efforts during a two-day tour of Henan and Hubei provinces , Xinhua reported . CNN 's Jethro Mullen and Anjali Tsui contributed to this report .
NEW : The Chinese authorities have relocated more than 300,000 people . Tropical Storm Saola hits the Chinese province of Taiwan . Hours earlier , Typhoon Damrey slams into the Chinese coast farther north . Saola has already wreaked havoc in the Philippines and Philippines , killing more than 300,000 .