According to the ministry, 16 towns and 107 counties in the provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangsu were damaged by the typhoon. The ministry added that 656,000 people from the affected areas were immediately evacuated, 1,200 houses have been destroyed and about 10,000 building were damaged.
The direct economic loss is estimated at 5.53 billion yuan ($829 million).
The largest number of victims is in the province of Zhejiang, where the landslide has ruined 20 houses in Sucun village of Suichang County. Seven people died and 20 were reported missing, China News Service reported. The landslides was caused by heavy typhoon rains.
Typhoon Megi hit Taiwan and southeast China earlier this week, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate amid floods and storms.
On Wednesday, typhoon Megi reached the eastern coast of Mainland China. The authorities of China issued the third-highest weather warning and sent operating groups to the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Hunan for help.
