Deadly Typhoon Dujuan slams into Chinese mainland

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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

PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 29 September, 2015, 11:39am
UPDATED : Tuesday, 29 September, 2015, 8:36pm

Agencies in Taipei and Beijing



A man battles to stand up beside the Xindian river as Typhoon Dujuan continues to batters Taipei on Tuesday morning. Photo: AFP

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.



Pedestrians struggle with strong winds and rain in Taiwan's capital, Taipei, after Typhoon Dujuan struck the island on Monday. Photo: CNA

The typhoon passed through Taiwan for three hours on Monday night, bringing with it high winds and rain.

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.



Residents walk past fences damaged by Typhoon Dujuan along the bank of Xindian river in Taipei on Tuesday morning. Photo: AFP

Taiwan’s financial markets, including stocks, bonds and foreign exchange, would remain shut on Tuesday, financial authorities said late on Monday.

As Typhoon Dujuan headed across the Pacific Ocean towards Taiwan, the island suspended train services, while subway and local bus services in Taipei were halted and hundreds of domestic and international flights were delayed or cancelled.

Television footage showed fast-moving muddy brown flood waters swamping roads just outside Taipei and huge waves crashing against the island’s northeast coast.

Maximum wind speeds near the centre of the typhoon and gusts were recorded as reaching up to 219km/h while the sea waves estimated to exceed heights of more than six metres, Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said.

Dujuan was graded a “strong typhoon” – the top category – by Taiwan’s weather bureau, while other regional forecasters, including the Hong Kong Observatory, categorised it as a “super typhoon”.

However, by late on Monday, Taiwan’s Tropical Storm Risk website downgraded Dujuan to a Category 3 typhoon, from an earlier Category 4 status, and estimated that it would lose strength later on Tuesday.
Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse





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