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Sheets of heavy rain and strong winds hit the city of Taitung as Typhoon Koinu nears Taiwan, the second major storm in a month to hit the island directly. IMAGES
Images of waves hitting the coast in Taiwan's southern region ahead of an expected landfall of Typhoon Koinu, the second major storm to make a direct hit in a month. IMAGES
Toppled trees and branches litter the roads around Donghe village of coastal Taitung county where Typhoon Haikui hit. By Monday morning, 58,000 homes still had no electricity, while schools and businesses remained closed in 14 cities as torrential rain bucketed down. IMAGES
As Typhoon Haikui hit Taiwan Sunday, a section of Route 11 highway near Changbin along the Taitung coast collapsed. Wind and rain lashed the mountainous county in lesser-populated eastern Taiwan. IMAGES
Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the megacity avoided a feared direct hit from one of the region's strongest storms in decades. IMAGES
Heavy rain and strong winds batter Hong Kong as Super Typhoon Saola threatens to become the strongest storm to hit the region in decades. Hong Kong's weather observatory raised its typhoon alert to the highest level. IMAGES