Taiwan faces its third typhoon today in two weeks, with thousands of people evacuated and hundreds of flights disrupted. Typhoon Megi is expected to make landfall in eastern Taiwan later today, but is already bringing widespread violent winds and torrential rain as it nears the island. <br/><br/>More than 36,000 households have lost power due to the typhoon so far. About 575 international and domestic flights were cancelled this morning. Most trains were also halted.<br/><br/>Ahead of the storm, more than 3,700 tourists had already been evacuated from Orchid Island and Green Island, both popular with visitors.