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Last Updated: Monday September 29 2008 09:31 GMT

In pictures: Typhoon Jangmi strikes Taiwan

Typhoon Jangmi strikes Taiwan

Typhoon Jangmi has lashed through Taiwain, killing two people and causing lots of damage.

Typhoon Jangmi strikes Taiwan

When Jangmi - which means Rose in Korean - hit land it brought winds of more than 191 kilometres (115 miles) per hour.

Typhoon Jangmi strikes Taiwan

The storm weakened after leaving Taiwan on its way to Japan, and was downgraded to a tropical storm.

Typhoon Jangmi strikes Taiwan

Workers had to fix power lines after 86,000 homes were left without electricity.

Typhoon Jangmi strikes Taiwan

In China, more than 460,000 people were evacuated from the eastern coast and tens of thousands of fishing boats were ordered back to shore, before the storm arrived.

Typhoon Jangmi strikes Taiwan

The same area was struck by Typhoon Sinlaku two weeks ago. That storm killed 12 people and left 10 more missing.