Visitors watch the scenery from the Bund, one of the most popular tourist destination in town, following a brief downpour as Typhoon Saola approaches Thursday Aug. 2, 2012 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Visitors watch the scenery from the Bund, one of the most popular tourist destination in town, following a brief downpour as Typhoon Saola approaches Thursday Aug. 2, 2012 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Torrential rain triggered landslides and flooding across Taiwan on Aug. 2, killing five people and injuring 15, as Typhoon Saola skirted the island's east and north coasts and headed towards China.