The Shandong province town of Shouguang, a major vegetable-producing region, was hit by Typhoon Lekima on Sunday. A local farmer checks on vegetables in a flooded greenhouse on Monday. Photo: VCG

Rescuers use loaders to transport people to safety in Jinan, Shandong. Photo: VCG

A helicopter arrives at a flooded part of Jinan. Photo: VCG

Rescuers transport people by boat in Jinan. Photo: VCG

Emergency personnel help local families into construction machinery on Monday. Photo: VCG

People watch huge waves crash into the coastline on Monday in Qingdao, Shandong. Photo: VCG

Donggaoxi, a village in Jinan, was underwater on Monday. Photo: VCG