A Chinese worker clears away leaves and branches blown off trees broken by strong wind caused by Typhoon Meranti on a road in Jinjiang city, southeast China's Fujian province, 15 September 2016. Typhoon Meranti slammed into southeastern China on Thursday (15 September 2016) with strong winds and lashing rain that cut power to 1.65 million homes. Media reported one death and one person missing in Fujian province in what has been described as the strongest storm of the year globally. One person died and 51 were injured in Taiwan, the Central Emergency Operation Center there said, as the typhoon hit the southern part of the island on Wednesday. The storm, registered as a super typhoon before losing strength after sweeping across southern Taiwan, made landfall in the early hours near Xiamen, capital of Fujian. Dozens of flights and train services were canceled, State television said, which disrupted travel at the start of the three day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.
