Scaffolding was blown from a high-rise building under construction in central Taiwan as Typhoon Megi brought strong winds and rain to the island on Tuesday (September 27).
Onlookers screamed as a large amount of scaffolding poles plunged from the roof of the building in Taichung City and leaned over the side before falling to the ground, as shown in amateur video that was circulated on social media.
Metal debris covered the neighbouring street and damaged vehicles as strong winds and rainfall continued to blow.
Farm land in Yilan County was flooded.
Most schools and offices were shut and the north-south bullet train suspended services as Typhoon Megi roared in from the Pacific and hit eastern Taiwan.
One person was killed and more than 32 injured, while more than 5,300 evacuated, the government's Central Emergency Operation Centre said
Bus and subway services were mostly suspended in the capital, Taipei, while hundreds of international flights were cancelled.
The typhoon is expected to move across Taiwan and head into the Taiwan Strait and on towards China on Wednesday (September 28).
