Residents return to waterlogged homes in wake of Rumbia

The last batch of villagers who lived at the largest temporary settlement at Shouguang, Shandong province - the area most affected by Typhoon Rumbia - returned home on Tuesday, as all the water that had accumulated in their villages had been drained by Monday afternoon.

"All of the residents have returned home and started work cleaning up their houses and cooperating with professional epidemic prevention workers to disinfect every corner," said Chen Jianjun, deputy Party secretary of Shouguang's Yingli town, who is also responsible for the settlement.

Typhoon Rumbia and Tropical Storm Yagi have wreaked havoc in Shouguang, located on the coast of Shandong province, since Aug 18. Some 77 villages were flooded.