40 people injured in Taiwan after Typhoon Haikui ripped across island

More than 40 people were injured in Taiwan after Typhoon Haikui ripped across the island, uprooting trees and forcing thousands to evacuate. The storm, which made landfall yesterday on the east coast, was the first to directly hit the island in four years. 

Amid torrential rain and high winds, two people in a mountainous region were hurt after a falling



tree hit a car. Dozens others were injured, mainly by falling debris, said officials.

The storm packed winds of up to 200km per hour but have been no reports of deaths or any major structural damage. Today, clean-up crews were working on restoring services after 160,000 homes lost power the previous day.