According to Xinhua News Agency reports on September 5, 2005, the death toll from Typhoon Talim in east China's Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces could be as high as 73, with direct economic losses from torrential rains, floods and landslides estimated at 7.8 billion yuan (US$960 million).

(Xinhua News Agency September 5, 2005)