Roads in Taipei have been blocked by fallen trees due to Typhoon Dujuan. (Photo : Reuters)
Typhoon Dujuan has killed at least three people and injured more than 340 others in Taiwan after sweeping across the island before landing in eastern China, according to authorities on Tuesday.
Almost half a million people still do not have electricity in Taiwan.
According to state news agency Xinhua, the storm had reached Putian City on China's coast on Tuesday morning. There have been no reports of damage from China.
Flying debris and traffic accidents account for most of the injured in Taiwan, according to emergency operations. The death toll is at three and the number of injured in the island is at 346.
There have also been multiple landslides caused by heavy rains, which were made worse by the severe winds that uprooted trees.
Taiwanese authorities said that more than 12,000 people have been evacuated, with almost 3,000 in temporary shelters.
Of particular interest are Taiwan's aboriginal mountain communities, who are at greater risk of flooding and landslides during typhoons.
Roads leading to the town of Wulai, found in the mountains outside of Taipei, have been blocked by landslides.
Wulai is still recovering from damages taken from Typhoon Soudelor in August. Many businesses were still in the process of recovery when Dujuan hit.
Soudelor caused eight deaths in Taiwan and 21 deaths in China.
Categorized as a "super typhoon," Dujuan took residents by surprise when it sped up and landed on Taiwan late on Monday in the eastern county of Yilan. It has since been downgraded to a "moderate typhoon."
Taiwan's meteorological authority has lifted the alert for Typhoon Dujuan at 11:30 Tuesday morning.
