Typhoon Megi hits Taiwan for the third time in a month, 32 injured

Taiwan: At least 32 people have been wounded after strong wind and rain hit Taiwan making it the third typhoon to hit the island this month made landfall, which also ripped off signs on buildings and knocking down down trees.

Most schools and offices were shut down and the north-south bullet train suspended services as Typhoon Megi, packing winds of well over 160km/h, whiz in from the Pacific and hit eastern Taiwan.

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

Because of the storm, Taiwan's financial markets were closed on Tuesday.

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

An official with the Central Weather Bureau, Jen Li-yu, said the storm would lose its 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 said report.