TAIPEI — The third typhoon to hit Taiwan this month killed at least four people and injured hundreds on Tuesday, knocking down trees and cutting power to millions.

Most schools and offices were shut and the north-south bullet train suspended services as Typhoon Megi, packing winds of well over 160 kph (100 mph), roared in from the Pacific.

Major cities in Taiwan announced schools and offices would be shut for a second day on Wednesday as the island’s weather authorities said that due to the large diameter of the typhoon, heavy rain and strong wind would not significantly abate until Wednesday afternoon.

At least 329 people were injured and more than 14,000 evacuated, the government’s Central Emergency Operation Centre said late Tuesday. Authorities also estimated more than three million households had lost power, while over 72,000 were without water.

Taiwan’s financial markets, which were shut Tuesday because of the storm, will also be closed Wednesday, financial regulators said.

Hundreds of international flights were canceled or delayed, while train services, halted Tuesday, were also scheduled to be suspended until Wednesday afternoon.

A tour bus carrying 29 passengers from a Japanese tour group was knocked onto its side on the highway by strong gusts, injuring some of the tourists, transportation authorities said in a statement.

Local television footage showed the tourists climbing out of the bus through its windshield, while other TV footage showed trucks also knocked sideways on the highway and scaffolding ripping away from a building in central Taiwan.

The typhoon moved across Taiwan and is heading into the Taiwan Strait before it is expected to make landfall in China in its southeastern province of Fujian.

China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs said it had ordered authorities across a swathe of southern and eastern China to step up disaster prevention preparations.

This month, super Typhoon Meranti killed at least 28 people in China and Taiwan and cut power to more than a million homes.

Typhoons are common in the region at this time of year, picking up strength as they cross warm Pacific waters and bringing fierce wind and rain when they reach land.</s>At least 32 people were listed missing today after landslides triggered by a typhoon hit villages in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, officials said.

Twenty-six people were listed missing while 15 others rescued after a landslide hit Sucun village of Suichang county on Wednesday following heavy downpour brought by typhoon Megi.

Megi, the 17th typhoon this year, brought downpours to the coastal areas of the Fujian province as it made landfall in Quanzhou city with winds packing over 118 km per hour after causing havoc in Taiwan, officials said.

Several houses in the vicinity of 37 km from the county were destroyed and the structures swept away, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

In a separate incident, six persons were reported missing in Baofeng village of Wencheng county last night after their homes were destroyed by a landslide, state-run Xinhua new agency reported.

More than 400 rescuers are on site at Sucun village.

In the province, more than 18,000 people have already been relocated following the heavy rain brought by the typhoon.

Schools and power stations have been inundated in Zhejiang’s Pingyang county which is affected by flood.

Power outages were reported in Shuitou township, home to more than 170,000. Schools across the county remain closed, the local county education bureau said.

Typhoon Megi has killed four people and injured 268 others in Taiwan as it travelled across the island Tuesday.</s>An aerial view shows flooded intersections following the landfall of Typhoon Megi in Fuzhou in southeastern China's Fujian Province, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. The massive typhoon made landfall in eastern China Wednesday, a day after carrying strong winds over Taiwan that felled trees and scattered debris, killing several people and injuring hundreds. (Chinatopix via AP)</s>7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, Taiwan-Philippines time: Typhoon Megi slammed ashore over the less-populated east coast of Taiwan around Hualien at about 1:30 p.m. local time, packing 132-mph sustained winds and 161-mph gusts as it made landfall.

 

 Nearly 40 people were injured, almost 1 million homes lost power, classes and business were shuttered and all flights and rail services were canceled, CNN reported. A good 38 inches of rain fell in Yilan County.

 

 Megi was the third tropical cyclone to affect Taiwan in two weeks, following Super Typhoon Meranti on Sept. 14 and Typhoon Malakas on Sept. 16. Super Typhoon Nepartak pounded Taiwan in early July as well.

 

 

 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, Taiwan-Philippines time: Typhoon Megi's forecast track has edged slightly more northwest, taking it closer to Taipei and further away from Kaohsiung and the northern Philippines' island groups.

 

 At 8 a.m., Megi was 175 miles southeast of Taipei, Taiwan's capital, headed northwest at 15 mph, packing 115-mph sustained winds and 144-mph gusts at center.

 

 Expect Megi to roar ashore over central Taiwan Tuesday evening, passing 98 miles south-southwest of Taipei and 90 miles north-northeast of Kaohsiung, still packing 86-mph sustained winds and 104-mph gusts at center.

 

 In the Philippines, Public Storm Warning Signal 2 remains raised for the northern Batanes island group and Signal 1 for Northern Cagayan including the Babuyan island group.

 

 

 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, Taiwan-Philippines time: It should happen sometime Tuesday afternoon. Typhoon Megi continues taking aim at landfall over the east coast of Taiwan.

At 2 a.m., Megi was 262 miles southeast of Taipei, the island’s capital, headed west-northwest at 13 mph, packing 115-mph sustained winds and 144-mph gusts at center. If it stays on course, expect landfall at about 5 p.m. at just below that intensity. Not in Meranti’s class, but still a mean monster.

Though the center remains well out of Okinawa’s way, Megi is still a big storm in terms of diameter and the island can still expect a gusty, showery Tuesday.

 

 In the Philippines, Public Storm Warning Signal 2 remains raised for Batanes island group and PSWS 1 for northern Cagtayan including the Babuyan island group.

5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, Taiwan-Philippines time: It should happen sometime Tuesday afternoon. Typhoon Megi continues taking aim at landfall over the east coast of Taiwan.

At 2 a.m., Megi was 262 miles southeast of Taipei, the island’s capital, headed west-northwest at 13 mph, packing 115-mph sustained winds and 144-mph gusts at center. If it stays on course, expect landfall at about 5 p.m. at just below that intensity. Not in Meranti’s class, but still a mean monster.

Though the center remains well out of Okinawa’s way, Megi is still a big storm in terms of diameter and the island can still expect a gusty, showery Tuesday.

4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, Taiwan-Philippines time: Typhoon Megi has slightly picked up forward speed and continues on a west-northwest course bound for landfall over central Taiwan on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

 

 At 2 p.m. (3 p.m. Japan time), Megi was 392 miles east-southeast of Taipei, the island's capital, and 353 miles south-southwest of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, churing west-northwest at 13 mph. Intensity increased slightly to 110-mph sustained winds and 132-mph gusts at center.

 

 Okinawa remains well out of Megi's range; closest point of approach is about that same distance from Kadena at 8 p.m. Monday. U.S. bases on island remain in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4. And though the weather's been gusty most of Monday, no upgraded TCCOR is forecast for the moment.

 

 Megi is forecast to peak at 115-mph sustained winds and 144-mph gusts early Tuesday morning, decreasing slightly as it makes landfall at mid-afternoon Tuesday and picking up a bit as it heads back over water, across the Formosa Strait.

 

 Megi is projected to pass 116 miles south-southwest of Taipei and 71 miles north-northeast of Kaohsiung, packing 81-mph sustained winds and 98-mph gusts as it crosses Taiwan's mountainous terrain.

 

 It should remain well north of the Philippines' main islands, but the small island groups should get a healthy dose of Megi's fury. Public Storm Warning Signal 2 remains up for Batanes and Signal 1 for the Babuyan islands and northern Cagayan.

 

 Secondary landfall over southeastern China is forecast for mid-afternoon Wednesday as a severe tropical storm, 63-mph sustained winds and 81-mph gusts, dissipating rapidly as it heads over land.

 

 

 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26, Taiwan-Philippines time: Little change to Megi. U.S. bases on Okinawa still well out of harm's way, though the next two days should be gusty, showery ones. Megi forecast to peak at 115-mph sustained winds and 144-mph gusts at center just before plowing through central Taiwan at mid-afternoon Tuesday. Public Storm Warning Signal 2 up for Batanes and Signal 1 for Babuyan group of islands in northern Philippines.

 

 

 5:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26, Taiwan-Philippines time: Typhoon Megi’s forecast track has edged a bit north, placing it on course to make landfall more over central Taiwan.

 

 At 2 a.m., Megi was 408 miles almost due south of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, tracking west-northwest at 12 mph, still packing 104-mph sustained winds and 127-mph gusts at center.

 

 Expect a gusty, showery early part of the week on Okinawa, 60-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and easterly winds up to 25 mph with gusts up to 36 mph. U.S. bases on the island remain in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4.

 

 Megi is due to make landfall over central Taiwan, passing 121 miles south-southwest of Taipei and 67 miles north-northeast of Kaohsiung, packing sustained 115-mph winds and 144-mph gusts as it crashes ashore on Taiwan’s east coast at mid-afternoon Tuesday.

 

 Though Megi’s center is still expected to pass well north of the Philippines, its northernmost island groups remain in harm’s way. Public Storm Warning Signal 2 is raised for the Batanes and Signal 1 for the Babuyan island groups. This after getting slammed by Meranti two weeks ago.

11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, Taiwan-Philippines time: Typhoon Megi remains on its headlong path toward Taiwan as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon, and U.S. bases on Okinawa remain in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4 and safely out of harm’s way, if all stays as is.

At 8 p.m., Megi was just more than 600 miles east-southeast of Taipei, the island’s capital, tracking west-northwest at 12 mph, holding steady at 104-mph sustained winds and 127-mph gusts at center. Megi remains forecast to peak at 127-mph sustained winds and 155-mph gusts just before making landfall Tuesday morning over south-central Taiwan.

Megi is forecast to pass 377 miles south-southwest of Kadena Air Base at 5 p.m. Monday. Okinawa should experience Megi’s far outer bands, but some goodly winds, between 20- to 25-mph sustained and 35-mph gusts with a 60-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Megi, called Helen in the Philippines, will also likely affect that country’s northernmost island groups. The country’s weather authority PAGASA reports that Public Storm Warning Signal 1 has been raised for the Babuyan and Batanes island groups that got battered earlier this month by Super Typhoon Meranti.

Secondary landfall should occur over southeastern China Wednesday evening, and Megi should pass just 115 miles north of Hong Kong as a tropical storm at 5 p.m. Thursday before dissipating inland.

11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, Taiwan time: Little change regarding Typhoon Megi. It remains on course to bulldoze through southern Taiwan on Tuesday afternoon and peak Category 3-equivalent strength, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

 

 At 8 a.m. Sunday, Megi was 560 miles south-southeast of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, churning west-northwest at 14 mph, packing 104-mph sustained winds and 127-mph gusts at center.

 

 If it remains on its current track, Megi is forecast to peak at 127-mph sustained winds and 155-mph gusts at 8 a.m. Tuesday, just before making landfall over southern Taiwan.

 

 Megi is projected to pass 32 miles north-northeast of Kaohsiung and 154 miles south-southwest of Taipei as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon, at least. More bad stuff following Meranti's recent visit.

 

 And Megi, called Helen in the Philippines, has entered that country's area of responsibility. Public Storm Warning Signal 1 has been raised for the Batanes islands, which also got pounded by Meranti.

 

 U.S. bases on Okinawa remain in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4 and safely out of harm's way. Megi is forecast to pass 383 miles south-southwest of Kadena at 4 p.m. Monday. Local forecast calls for gusts up to 37 mph and 60-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday.

 

 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Taiwan time: Megi didn't take long at all strengthening into a Category 1-equivalent typhoon; just 1½ days into its existence as a tropical cyclone.

 

 It remains due to peak at 121-mph sustained winds and 150-mph gusts at center at mid-evening Monday, plow across southern Taiwan Tuesday afternoon and evening as a Category 2-equivalent storm, and remain well out of Okinawa's way.

 

 Joint Typhoon Warning Center projects Megi to pass 380 miles southwest of Kadena Air Base early Monday afternoon. U.S. bases remain in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4.



 

 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Taiwan time: Megi's forecast track has edged closer to Okinawa, and its intensity and forward speed have increased, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

 

 At 3 p.m., Tropical Storm Megi was 741 miles southeast of Kadena Air Base and about 660 miles west-northwest of Guam, tracking northwest at 15 mph. Its intensity is just below Category 1-equivalent typhoon strength, 69-mph sustained winds and 86-mph gusts.

 

 If Megi remains on its current course, it's due to peak at 121-mph sustained winds and 150-mph gusts at 3 p.m. Monday -- the same time it makes closest point of approach to Kadena, 360 miles southwest.

 

 U.S. bases on Okinawa remain in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4. No upgrade is anticipated at this point.

 

 Landfall over Taiwan is forecast for mid-afternoon Tuesday. Megi is forecast to pass 41 miles northeast of Kaohsiung and 147 miles south-southwest of Taipei between 8 and 9 p.m Tuesday, still packing 115-mph sustained winds and 144-mph gusts. Not Meranti-esque, but in the neighborhood.

 

 

 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Taiwan time: Tropical Storm Megi remains on course to plow into southern Taiwan Tuesday morning, but is now only forecast to peak at 92-mph sustained winds, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

 

 Megi is projected to make a near-direct hit on Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan, at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, as a severe tropical storm or minimal typhoon. Nothing quite as bad as Meranti not too long ago, but the last thing the island needs in Meranti's wake.

 

 Okinawa remains safely out of harm's way, for now; Megi is forecast to pass 400 miles south-southwest of Kadena Air Base at 1 p.m. Monday.

 

 Shogunweather.com, Kadena's 18th Wing Weather Flight official Web site, forecasts cloudy skies, 40- to 60-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and winds peaking at 27-mph sustained and 38-mph gusts Monday afternoon and evening.

 

 U.S. bases on Okinawa remain in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4.

 

 

 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, Japan time: Tropical Storm Megi's forecast track has edged a bit further south of Okinawa. It is now projected to peak as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon, 104-mph sustained winds and 127-mph gusts, late Monday, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

 

 At 9 p.m., Megi was just over 1,100 miles east-southeast of Taipei, heading almost due west at 17 mph, still at 40-mph sustained winds and 52-mph gusts.

 

 If it remains on its current course, Megi is due to pass 360 miles south-southwest of Kadena Air Base at 2 a.m. Monday, packing 98-mph sustained winds and 121-mph gusts at center. Destructive winds of 58 mph or greater are not currently forecast for Okinawa. U.S. bases there remain in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4.

 

 Megi shouldn't be anywhere close to as powerful as Meranti several days ago, but southern Taiwan is due for a direct hit early Tuesday morning, 147 miles south-southwest of Taipei and 40 miles north-northeast of Kaohsiung, packing Category 1-equivalent force as it roars ashore.

 

 

 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, Japan time: Well, that didn't take long. Megi intensified rather rapidly into a tropical storm, halfway through its first day of existence as a tropical cyclone. And the Joint Typhoon Warning Center's latest forecast track takes Megi a bit closer to Okinawa.

 

 At 3 p.m., Megi was 920 miles southeast of Kadena Air Base and has assumed a northwest track at 23 mph, packing sustained 40-mph winds and 52-mph gusts at center.

 

 JTWC projects Megi to pass 338 miles south-southwest of Kadena at 7 a.m. Monday -- still pretty far away, but more than 70 miles closer than PST reported earlier Friday.

 

 Megi is forecast to peak at 115-mph sustained winds and 144-mph gusts at mid-afternoon Monday, after it's made forecast closest point of approach to Okinawa.

 

 And Megi is due to make landfall further north over Taiwan, 52 miles north-northeast of Kaohsiung and 135 miles south-southwest of Taipei, the capital, between 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday, still packing 104-mph sustained winds and 127-mph gusts as it rams ashore and crosses the island.

 

 Secondary landfall is forecast for mid-day Wednesday over China's southeast coast.

 

 Model guidance remains in tight agreement, with a slight spread among solutions.

 

 

 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, Japan time: It took a couple of days, but Megi finally became a tropical depression Friday morning, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center's initial forecast track takes Megi toward southern Taiwan -- scant days after it got battered by Super Typhoon Meranti.

 

 At 9 a.m., Megi was 1,345 miles east-southeast of Taipei, Taiwan's capital, headed northwest at 15 mph. JTWC projects Megi's track to flatten west-northwest and plow into southern Taiwan, 14 miles south of Kaohsiung at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Peak winds are forecast to be 115-mph sustained with 144-mph gusts at center at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

 

 JTWC forecasts Megi to track well below Okinawa, about 410 miles south-southwest at 2 p.m. Monday. Local forecasts call for rain and wind to kick up Sunday and taper off by Monday afternoon. U.S. bases on Okinawa remain in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4, and will likely stay that way.

 

 

 

 

 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, Guam time: Tropical Disturbance 96W Invest has moved southwest of Guam, and model guidance continues to show a west-northwest track toward Taiwan.

 

 96W Invest has already been labeled a tropical depression by Japan Meteorological Agency, but remains subject to a tropical cyclone formation alert by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

 

 National Weather Service on Guam stated that 96W Invest could become a tropical cyclone sometime late Thursday or Friday.

 

 At noon, 96W Invest was 300 miles southwest of Guam. NWS said in a statement that the main Marianas islands could feel winds between 20 and 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph along with showers and thunderstorms as 96W Invest moves west.

 

 

 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, Guam time: A tropical cyclone formation alert has been issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center on a new disturbance about 450 miles east-southeast of Guam.

 

 JTWC projects that it will head west-northwest in the Marianas Islands’ general direction. The National Weather Service on Guam said in a special statement that it could become a tropical depression by Thursday morning.

 

 It would become the 20th numbered storm of the northwest Pacific’s season.

 

 Model guidance is in general agreement on a track toward -- yep -- Taiwan, again, with only a couple of models depicting a track toward Okinawa.

 

 If it becomes a named storm, it would be called Megi, Korean for catfish.</s>Most schools and offices were shut and the north-south bullet train suspended services as Typhoon Megi, packing winds of well over 160 kph (100 mph), roared in from the Pacific and hit eastern Taiwan.

At least 32 people were injured and more than 5,300 evacuated, the government's Central Emergency Operation Center said, while more than 950,000 households had lost power, according to the main power supplier, Taiwan Power Co.

Taiwan's financial markets were closed because of the storm.

Television footage showed people, who ignored warnings to stay indoors, scurrying along city streets clutching umbrellas to try to fend off the rain, which grew heavier as the storm approached.

Bus and subway services were mostly suspended in the capital, Taipei, while hundreds of international flights were canceled.

Jen Li-yu, an official with the Central Weather Bureau, said the storm would lose strength after it made landfall though flooding and strong winds would continue.

The typhoon is expected to move across Taiwan and head into the Taiwan Strait and on towards China on Wednesday.

This month, super Typhoon Meranti killed 28 people in China and Taiwan and cut power to more than a million homes.

Typhoons are common in the region at this time of year, picking up strength as they cross warm Pacific waters and bringing fierce wind and rain when they reach land.</s>An aerial view shows flooded intersections following the landfall of Typhoon Megi in Fuzhou in southeastern China's Fujian Province, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. The massive typhoon made landfall in eastern China Wednesday, a day after carrying strong winds over Taiwan that felled trees and scattered debris, killing several people and injuring hundreds. (Chinatopix via AP)

BEIJING (AP) — A massive typhoon left one person dead in eastern China on Wednesday, a day after killing four and injuring more than 600 in Taiwan, where authorities remained on alert for the possibility of a landslide.

Typhoon Megi caused more than $10 million in damage as it swept across Taiwan before weakening into a tropical storm after hitting the coastal city of Quanzhou in China's Fujian province before dawn, Taiwan's weather service said. At its height, it was packing winds of up to 118 kilometers (74 miles) per hour, China's National Meteorological Center said.

One person died after several structures collapsed in Quanzhou, the official China News Service reported. Schools were closed and dozens of flights were canceled.

In Fuzhou, Fujian's capital, people were shown on state television walking through knee-deep waters that had swamped major roads. Rescue workers were seen pulling stranded residents through the streets on inflatable boats.

The storm was forecast to move northwest Wednesday and gradually fade away.

In Taiwan, nearly 4 million homes lost power and 10 provincial highways remained closed Wednesday, one day after heavy rain and sustained winds of 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour blanketed the island, Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported. More than 4,800 people remained in emergency shelters Wednesday afternoon.

Taiwan's Central Emergency Operations Center reported that the 625 injured included eight Japanese tourists traveling in a tour bus that turned on its side in central Taiwan. Three people suffered fatal falls and a fourth person died in a truck crash, Taiwan's Central Emergency Operations Center said.

Many of the injuries were from falling and wind-blown objects. Three state utility workers were injured when their truck tumbled into a valley while they were trying to restore power in a mountainous area, the Central News Agency reported.

A spokesman for the center said Wednesday that emergency officials were closely monitoring Taiwan's mountain regions for possible landslides. They were also working to restore power and water.

Megi was 500 kilometers (310 miles) in diameter at its largest, and rainfall had topped 300 millimeters (12 inches) in the south and eastern mountains of Taiwan.

More than 8,000 people were evacuated, mostly from mountainous areas at risk of landslides or floods. The weather forced the cancellation of 224 flights at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport. Authorities had closed schools, offices and most of Taiwan's railway system Tuesday.

Megi was the fourth typhoon of the year to hit Taiwan and third in the last two weeks.

On the Chinese coast, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) from Taiwan at its nearest point, fishing boats were ordered back to port, China's official Xinhua News Agency said.

Associated Press writer Ralph Jennings in Taipei, Taiwan, contributed to this report.</s>The typhoon made landfall at 1.30 p.m. (1.30 a.m. ET) packing winds of 115 mph (185 kph) with gusts of 144 kph (230 kph) and bringing extreme rainfall and the risk of landslides to the islands less heavily populated east coast, according to CNN meteorologists.

"The storm is a dangerous typhoon and is expected to dump heavy rain over much of the island," said Michael Guy, a CNN meteorologist. "Some areas could get upwards of 300-500 mm of rainfall."

"This can cause mudslides and landslides. Also, expect more power outages and flash flooding as well," he added.

After tearing through Taiwan, the typhoon -- equivalent to a category three hurricane in the Atlantic -- is expected to weaken and make a second landfall in Fujian, eastern China, 24 hours later.</s>An aerial view shows flooded intersections following the landfall of Typhoon Megi in Fuzhou in southeastern China's Fujian Province, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. The massive typhoon made landfall in eastern China Wednesday, a day after carrying strong winds over Taiwan that felled trees and scattered debris, killing several people and injuring hundreds. (Chinatopix via AP)</s>The third typhoon to hit Taiwan this month killed at least four people and injured hundreds on Tuesday, knocking down trees and cutting power to millions.

 Most schools and offices were shut and the north-south bullet train suspended services as Typhoon Megi, packing winds of well over 160 kph (100 mph), roared in from the Pacific.

 At least 167 people were injured and more than 11,500 evacuated, the government’s Central Emergency Operation Centre said. Authorities also estimated more than two million households had lost power, while over 45,000 were without water.

 Taiwan’s financial markets were closed because of the storm.

 Television footage showed people scurrying along city streets clutching umbrellas to try to fend off the rain.

 Bus and subway services were mostly suspended in the capital, Taipei, while hundreds of international flights were cancelled.

 The typhoon was moving across Taiwan and expected to head into the Taiwan Strait and on towards China on Wednesday where it will make landfall in the southeastern province of Fujian.

 China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs said it had ordered authorities across a large swathe of southern and eastern China to step up disaster prevention preparations.

 This month, super Typhoon Meranti killed at least 28 people in China and Taiwan and cut power to more than a million homes.

 Typhoons are common in the region at this time of year, picking up strength as they cross warm Pacific waters and bringing fierce wind and rain when they reach land.</s>An aerial view shows flooded intersections following the landfall of Typhoon Megi in Fuzhou in southeastern China's Fujian Province, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. The massive typhoon made landfall in eastern China Wednesday, a day after carrying strong winds over Taiwan that felled trees and scattered debris, killing several people and injuring hundreds. (Chinatopix via AP)
Typhoon Megi makes landfall in eastern China a day after killing four people and injuring 260 on Taiwan.