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Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Krathon bears down on island’s southwest. The storm is expected to hit southwestern city of Khaosiung, home to 2.7 million people, early on Thursday.
Krathon, a slow moving storm which has been lashing Taiwan since Monday, slammed into the major port city Kaohsiung as a much weaker Category 1 typhoon around midday.. Early this morning residents ...
Typhoon Krathon is the first storm of Category 4 or above in at least 40 years to make landfall on Taiwan’s densely populated western plains. Map shows paths of all Category 4 and above storms ...
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan shut down on Wednesday, grounding hundreds of flights and closing schools, offices and financial markets ahead of the arrival of a weakening Typhoon Krathon, with one ...
A man runs away from waves when he was walking along the shore in Kaohsiung, Southern Taiwan, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, as Typhoon Krathon is expected to hit the area.
With winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour (85 miles per hour), Typhoon Krathon made landfall along southern Taiwan shortly after noon on Thursday, the equivalent of a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane.
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in Taiwan’s major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to the island’s south. Trees were brought down ...
A wave crashes on a rock at shore next to the Qijin Harbour before Typhoon Krathon hits Taiwan on October 01, 2024, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. On Wednesday, thousands of Taiwan residents were evacuated ...
Taiwan mobilised nearly 40,000 troops on Tuesday to be on standby for rescue efforts as powerful Typhoon Krathon approached its populous southwest coast which is bracing for a storm surge.
Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in Taiwan's major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to the island's south. Trees were brought down by high winds and roads ...