PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Typhoon Soulik batters the east coast of China.<br/> <br />Rain and winds up to 118 kilometres an hour hit on Saturday after sweeping across Taiwan.<br/> <br />More than half a million people were evacuated before its arrival and thousands of troops were drafted in to help with the aftermath.<br/> <br />Passengers crowded counters at the main train station in Shanghai as trains heading south were cancelled.<br/> <br />Flights and ferry services were also disrupted in the affected areas.<br/> <br />Despite warnings of danger some braved the stormy conditions to watch the crashing of waves up to ten metres.<br/> <br />Soulik is expected to weaken and move inland to the north-west.<br/> <br />China's already been suffering severe floods during seasonal torrential rain that's left more than 200 dead or missing in the past week.
