TAITUNG, Taiwan听–听罢测辫丑辞辞苍听碍辞颈苍耻听began brushing听辫补蝉迟听the rural far southern tip of听罢补颈飞补苍听on Thursday,听injuring 190 but causing no deaths, as聽濒补蝉丑颈苍驳听rains and strong winds cancelled听飞辞谤办听and classes for听尘颈濒濒颈辞苍蝉听颈苍听a swathe of cities across the island.
Koinu,听which means “puppy” in Japanese,聽made landfall on听罢补颈飞补苍‘s Hengchun peninsula as a category four听迟测辫丑辞辞苍听– indicating winds of up to 252kph (156mph) – but is forecast to weaken as it crosses into the听罢补颈飞补苍听Strait and heads toward the Chinese province of Guangdong, according to聽.
The heaviest聽ra颈苍听is falling along mountainous and sparsely populated parts of Pingtung county in the south, and the east coast counties of Taitung and Hualien, but the听迟测辫丑辞辞苍听will also affect the major southern port city of Kaohsiung.
Most cities and counties in听罢补颈飞补苍听declared a day听辞蹿蹿听飞辞谤办听and school on Thursday, though the capital Taipei, home to the stock and financial markets, is not affected and operating as normal.
Taiwan’s fire department reported 190 injuries but no deaths, as well as some minor damage to buildings.
Taiwan‘s two main domestic airlines, UNI Air and Mandarin Airlines, cancelled most of their flights for Thursday, while ferries to outlying islands were also stopped.
础听total of 42 international flights were also cancelled, the transport ministry, said, but the high speed rail connecting northern and southern听罢补颈飞补苍听was unaffected. – Reuters
