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    HEFEI, Sept. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Torrential rains and landslides caused by typhoon Talim have claimed 53 lives and left 12 others missing in east China's Anhui Province, provincial official sources said Sunday.

   ; Typhoon-inflicted disasters have affected some 5.21 million people, forcing the relocation of more than 390,000 residents, according to the provincial production and disaster relief office.

    The disasters also destroyed 33,600 residential houses, damaged 102,000 houses and affected more than 313,000 hectares of cropland in the province, incurring 2.4 billion yuan (290 million US dollars) in direct losses.

    The provincial government has launched an emergent disaster relief scheme in a bid to help restore the local people's life, including rescue of the injured, epidemic prevention, resuming production and rebuilding residential houses.

    Typhoon Talim pounded east China's Fujian Province Thursday afternoon with strong winds, forcing local schools, roads and airports to close. Enditem