people were warned to stay at home given torrential rain, strong winds and storm surges coinciding with high tide.
A weakened and “weird” Typhoon Krathon slammed into southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, hitting the island with a storm that has killed two people so far and forced it to shut down a second day with hundreds of flights grounded and financial markets closed.
“Looking at surveillance cameras we can see there are a lot of people out riding scooters under such strong wind and rain, which is really very dangerous,“ he said.Taipei university student Liao Shian-rong, 24, came to Kaohsiung with some classmates to chase the storm, bringing equipment like barometers and saying it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Parts of eastern Taiwan recorded rainfall of more than 1.6 metres , bringing rocks and mud cascading down onto roads. All domestic flights were cancelled for a second day, as well as 236 international ones. The north-south high speed rail line suspended services from central to southern Taiwan until early evening.
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