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Warnings for heavy rainfall as well as typhoon warnings have been issued for much of Taiwan which will bring with it the risk of landslides and flooding.

At least two people were killed and 324 others injured as typhoon Dujuan battered Taiwan, officials said on Tuesday.

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

A typhoon struck mainland China on Tuesday after lashing Taiwan, where it killed two, injured hundreds and left hundreds of thousands without power or water.

However, in the rescue process, five firefighters belonging to the Chung-Lun branch were slightly injured.

It is also expected to pass through the capital city of Taipei, either on late Monday or early Tuesday.

Under Dujuan’s influence, the outlook for moon watching in Northern and Eastern Taiwan could be pessimistic, the bureau said. It then gradually intensified on a northwesterly path toward China.

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The typhoon, expected to land between the cities of Jinjiang and Fuqing this evening, will pose a serious threat to Fujian, the provincial meteorological station said.

Authorities in southeast China ordered the evacuation of about 158,000 people and ships back to port ahead of the typhoon, which was expected to hit Fujian province on Saturday.

The Tropical Storm Risk website downgraded the typhoon to a category 1 storm by Saturday afternoon, on a scale of 1 to 5, and indicated it could weaken as it moves toward the Chinese province of Fujian, which it is due to hit late on Saturday. All of the villagers had been...

Typhoon Soudelor hit China’s east coast on Sunday, killing 14 people and forcing the authorities to evacuate hundreds of thousands more.