Typhoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan, where authorities closed schools and government offices as heavy rain threatened more damage to agriculture in the island's southeast. No major damage was reported.

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

Podul is the latest in a string of extreme weather events to hit the region this summer. Taiwan was struck by Typhoon Danas in July, followed by record-breaking rain earlier this month that killed at least five people.