Taiwan Typhoon: Super Typhoon Dujuan Exits Taiwan After Killing Two People, Hits Coastal China (VIDEO)

Super Typhoon Dujuan left Taiwan early Tuesday morning after killing at least two people and injuring more than 300 others. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said the center of Dujuan exited the country at 1 a.m. local time on Tuesday from western Taiwan.

"However, most parts of Taiwan will continue to experience rain and strong wind brought by Dujuan as the island is still under its influence," the Bureau said, according to Focus Taiwan.

The typhoon hit China's Fujian province on Tuesday morning packing winds of up to 33 meters per second, province's meteorological service said, according to Xinhua.

"It moved northwestward at a weakening speed of 20 km per hour. It is forecast to reach Jiangxi Province Tuesday night," China's National Meteorological Center said.

Rescue officials in Taiwan said the three hour storm in the country left at least two people dead and 324 other wounded, reported Associated Press. More than 700,000 people were left without electricity and about 350,000 without water.

The Taiwanese national weather agency said Dujuan's maximum sustained winds were estimated at 144 kph, with gusts of up to 180 kph and with radius of 200 kilometers, according to CNA news agency.

Dujuan is 21st typhoon of the year. Soudelor, the most devastating typhoon of 2015, killed at least eight people in Taiwan, according to BBC.

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