At least two people are dead and 66 others injured after super typhoon Nepartak slammed into Taiwan’s eastern coast Friday.

超强台风尼伯特星期五在台湾东海岸登陆，造成至少两人丧生，66人受伤。

More than 15,000 people had to be evacuated¹ in preparation for the storm’s landfall Friday morning and more than 500 flights had to be canceled, according to emergency authorities.

台湾负责紧急状况的部门说，尼伯特台风星期五早上登陆前，一万五千多民众被疏散，500多架航班被取消。

After the storm made landfall in Taitung County, it weakened to a medium-strength typhoon. Nearly 400,000 homes lost power due to the storm, with most of them coming from Pingtung and Taitung counties.

尼伯特在台东县登陆后，风力减弱，降至中度台风。这次台风造成近40万户人家停电，受影响的主要是屏东县和台东县。

The storm is expected to hit mainland China later Friday.

预计台风星期五晚些时候将在中国大陆登陆。