Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan en route to mainland China; thousands evacuated
Source: ABC News Australia
Typhoon Soudelor has made landfall in Taiwan, ripping up trees and tearing down billboards as it battered the island with fierce winds and torrential rain.
An eight-year-old girl and her mother became the first casualties as they were swept out to sea and died as the storm approached.
There were no immediate confirmed reports of further deaths early Saturday but local media said a man had been killed overnight by a falling commercial sign in the coastal town of Suao.
Thousands have been evacuated, with many in temporary shelters across the island. All schools and workplaces shut on Saturday as the storm passed across central Taiwan.
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