Typhoon Gaemi barrels through Taiwan, killing two

It is expected to bring further rain across Taiwan, with offices and schools as well as the financial markets closed for a second day on Thursday.

Trains will be closed, with all domestic flights and 185 international flights cancelled for the day.

Two people have died and 266 injured due to the typhoon, the government said. Taiwanese television stations showed pictures of flooded streets in cities and counties across the island.

Chinese weather forecasters said Gaemi will pass through Fujian and head inland, gradually moving northward with less intensity. But weather forecasters are expecting heavy rain in many areas as it tracks north.

Government officials have already prepared for a stretch of heavy rain and flooding - raising advisories and warnings in the coastal provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang.