Typhoon Haikui has left more than 40 people injured after ripping through Taiwan on Sunday.

According to BBC News, the storm – the first to directly hit the island in four years – uprooted trees and forced thousands of residents to evacuate.

Two people were hurt after a falling tree hit a car, while dozens others were injured mainly by falling debris.

Today, officials are left doing restoration work after 160,000 homes lost power due to the typhoon.

Businesses, schools and other places remained closed on the island, while domestic flights and ferry services to surrounding islands were cancelled.