HONG KONG, Sept. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- Two people were killed and 39 others injured when Typhoon Talim swept over Taiwan on Thursday, according to reports reaching here from Taipei.

    The typhoon, which battered Taiwan overnight with strong winds and torrential rains, weakened after making landfall in eastern Taiwan Thursday morning, although central and southern Taiwan is bracing for more rain.

    A 67-year-old man drowned in a fish pond in Tainan and a 43-year-old man drowned in a dike near his home in Miaoli. The injured were mostly hit by falling billboards or flying objects.

    Taiwan Power Co. said that as of 11 a.m.(0300 GMT) on Thursday,more than 1.45 million households had experienced electricity disruptions due to the typhoon.

    Currently, 700,000 households have had their electricity resumed, Taipower officials said, adding that Taipower will have more repairmen out after the weather improves.

    More than 8,600 households in Tainan County were flooded while landslides buried 3,000. No one was hurt because all members were evacuated earlier.

    Due to the bad weather, schools and businesses in most parts of Taiwan and the financial markets were closed Thursday. Enditem