Deadly Typhoon Dujuan slams into Chinese mainland after claiming two lives in Taiwan as 219km/h winds batter island
At least two people have been killed after the strong winds struck Taiwan, while hundreds of others were injured and hundreds of thousands were left without power or water
Typhoon Dujuan has struck mainland China after lashing Taiwan – killing two people, injuring hundreds of others and leaving hundreds of thousands more without power or water.
Dujuan made landfall in the coastal city of Putian, in Fujian province, at about 8.50 am, with winds travelling at speeds of up to 33 metres per second, Xinhua reported, citing the Fujian Meteorological Service.
Before its arrival, thousands of fishing boats had returned to port.
Taiwan’s Central News Agency said on Tuesday that the typhoon had left two people dead, 324 injured, while six mountain climbers remain missing.
A total of 710,000 households were left without electricity and 370,000 without water, it said, citing the government’s emergency operations centre.
The American rock band Bon Jovi cancelled concerts planned for Monday and Tuesday in Taiwan because of the storm. They were to have been the first concerts there by the band for 20 years.