Taipei, Aug 12 (Xinhua) The deaths from the typhoon Morakat reached 67 with 61 people still missing in Taiwan, authorities said Wednesday.

Another 45 people were injured after the worst typhoon to hit the region in nearly five decades swept across the island, causing havoc across central and southern regions.

The toll included three rescuers on board a helicopter that crashed Tuesday during a disaster-relief mission in southern Pingdong. Their bodies were found Wednesday morning.

Strong winds also cut electricity supply to more than 1.59 million households, but it has now been restored to nearly 1.56 million of them, according to local power companies.

More than 20,000 houses were still without electricity Wednesday, mainly in the cities of Pingdong, Kaohsiung, Taitung, Chiayi and Tainan.

Typhoon Morakot has caused more than 8.