Typhoon Dujuan makes landfall in China

Two people have been killed by a powerful typhoon which swept Taiwan on Monday night.

As Typhoon Dujuan bears down on Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau said there are several important safety measures that people new to typhoons need to know in order to keep their loved ones safe and save time and trouble during a storm.

Dujuan touched Tuesday morning within China Putian in the region on the other side of the Strait of Formosa, said Xinhua news agency, which has not reported any immediate victim.

Typhoons are a yearly occurrence in Taiwan from June through October, and these storms create risky conditions that affect all of the nation’s residents.

Most of Taiwan continued to experience rain and strong winds.

Schools and offices in Taiwan remained shut on Tuesday and the stock market was also closed in the wake of the events.

Just outside the capital, Taipei, landslides blocked the roads into the tourist town of Wulai in the northern part of the country.

The storm was about 90 kilometers east-northeast of Taiwan’s Kinmen Island by 8:30 am, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau.

Towering waves crashed via home windows at a seaside lodge in japanese Yilan whereas fierce winds additionally brought about injury at Taipei’s well-known a hundred and one skyscraper.

Bon Jovi were forced to cancel their concert in Taipei on Monday (28.09.15) due to a looming typhoon.

Aboriginal mountain communities are particularly at risk during typhoons, often hit by flooding and mudslides. Typhoon Soudelor caused at least eight deaths in Taiwan last month and killed 21 people in China.

Dujian is moving northwest at 20 kph after the landfall and is expected to enter Jiangxi Province this evening or Wednesday morning.