Fishermen dock their boats in Taiwan on Tuesday.<br/> <br />Further inland, farmers are collecting early harvests.<br/> <br />They're bracing for Typhoon Saola, which is barrelling towards the island after causing heavy flooding in the Philippines.<br/> <br />Ahead of the main storm's arrival, heavy rains hit a mountainous area in the northeast of the Island.<br/> <br />At least one car was caught in the gushing water.<br/> <br />Forecasters predict rain through Friday, and warn of possible landslides and road collapses.<br/> <br />In the Philippines, at least eight people were killed and thousands were forced to flee their homes as the typhoon caused severe floods and landslides.<br/> <br />But now the storm has passed, and it's time to mourn those lost, and to clean up -- as Saola churns towards Taiwan.<br/> <br />Travis Brecher, Reuters
