At least one person was killed and several others were injured when the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in almost thirty years made landfall along the southeast coast of the island bringing with it powerful winds and heavy rainfall.
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According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taitung county on Thursday afternoon with winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour (125 mph), which is the same as a Category 3 Atlantic hurricane.
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Kong-rey’s radius of maximum wind, which measures how far the strongest winds are from its center, measured 320 kilometers (almost 200 miles) on Wednesday evening, making it the largest storm to hit Taiwan since Typhoon Herb in 1996.
More than 500 storm-related injuries were reported, and Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operations Centre (CEOC) claimed at least two fatalities.
Ahead of the powerful storm, local authorities ordered offices and schools to temporarily…