A man was swept away while fishing and dozens of other people were injured as strong winds and rain battered the island.

Typhoon Podul has crossed southeastern Taiwan, where schools and government offices were closed to wait out the storm.

Podul made its second landfall in Fujian province’s Zhangpu County, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said, citing the provincial meteorological observatory, reporting maximum sustained winds of 108 kilometres (67 miles) per hour.