ONE man died as tropical storm Fung-Wong pounded Taiwan with torrential downpours and powerful winds yesterday and dozens of flights and ferry services were canceled.

Shanghai is bracing itself for bad weather today after forecasters warned of torrential rain and strong winds once the storm reaches the Chinese mainland.

The 50-year-old man who died drowned near his home in Peinan, a township in southeastern Taitung County, Taiwan’s Emergency Operation Center said, while another man in the county was injured by falling rocks.