KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — 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 for a second day with hundreds of flights grounded and financial markets closed.
Krathon made landfall as a much weaker category 1 typhoon around midday at the major port city of Kaohsiung.
All domestic flights were canceled for a second day, as well as 236 international ones.
Typhoons often hit Taiwan’s east coast facing the Pacific, but Krathon is unusual in that it directly hit the west coast.
Local media labeled it a “weird” storm for that reason, and because of how it hovered off the coast before reaching land.
Persons:
Krathon, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi, Liao Shian, ”, Thelma
Organizations:
Kaohsiung Mayor, Southern, Southern Taiwan Science
Locations:
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Southern Taiwan, Pingtung