In Pictures: Typhoon Dujuan

1 of 7 Typhoon Dujuan has left a trail of destruction in its wake, battering Taiwan, China and Hong Kong

2 of 7 Torrential rain battered the region, as this photograph sent to BBC News Online by Henrik Larsen from on board a cable-laying ship shows

3 of 7 Visibility was poor, as heavy winds and rain lashed the boat, which was laying cables between Taiwan and Hong Kong.

4 of 7 The typhoon first hit Taiwan on Tuesday, killing two people and cutting the electricity supply

5 of 7 The people of Hong Kong prepared for the worst, but they had a lucky escape when the typhoon avoided a direct hit

6 of 7 For some on the island, it was a chance to relax. "Everyone had half a day off work and most bars were packed for typhoon parties," Devon Bovenlander told BBC News Online.

7 of 7 But in China, more than 20 people were killed. "It sounded like someone was throwing themselves against our apartment windows," said a News Online user near the Chinese border.