Millions off work as Typhoon Koinu brushes past Taiwan with lashing rain

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TAITUNG, Taiwan: Typhoon Koinu began brushing past the rural far southern tip of Taiwan on Thursday (Oct 5), injuring 190 but causing no deaths, as lashing rains and strong winds cancelled work and classes for millions in a

A woman sits by the shore while looking at waves breaking as Typhoon Koinu approaches, in Taitung, Taiwan Oct 4, 2023. began brushing past the rural far southern tip of Taiwan on Thursday , injuring 190 but causing no deaths, as lashing rains and strong winds cancelled work and classes for millions in a swathe of cities across the island.

The heaviest rain 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 typhoon will also affect the major southern port city of Kaohsiung.

 

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