Second typhoon batters Taiwan; financial markets open on Monday
Typhoon Haitang made landfall in the south and southeast on Sunday afternoon, the government said on its website. It is the first time the island has issued alerts for two storms simultaneously in 50 years, the Central Weather Bureau said.
Nesat, a medium strength typhoon with wind speeds of around 119 km per hour (70 mph), made landfall on Saturday but has moved on to China's Fujian province, the bureau and Chinese state news agency Xinhua said.
It forced the cancellation of over 40 round-trip flights by EVA Airways Corp, Taiwan's second-largest carrier, affecting more than 10,000 passengers, the airline said.
On Friday, Taiwan's main index ended down 0.8 percent at 10,423.05 points, while the Taiwan dollar closed at T$30.302 against the U.S. dollar.