At least six people were injured and over 7,000 people were evacuated in Taiwan when typhoon Ragasa swept south of the island, the Central News Agency reported.

It said heavy rain caused a landslide dam in Hualien County to overflow and torrents of water rushed downstream and swept away a bridge.

Roads in Guangfu township turned into churning rivers that carried vehicles away.

The news outlet reported that two patients died as they could not get treatment in time due to the flood, three people were missing and more than 260 were trapped.

Local media EBC’s (Eastern Broadcasting Company) footage on Tuesday showed roads in the area turned into churning rivers.

In the northern Philippines, Ragasa left at least three people dead, five others missing and displaced more than 17,500 in flooding and landslides, officials said.

Ragasa, Tagalog for 'scramble', prompted the Philippine government on Monday to close schools and government offices in the densely populated capital region and 29 northern provinces.