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Typhoon Krathon's landfall leaves trail of heavy destruction

Published on 4 Oct 2024 12:18:53 PM

Typhoon Krathon made landfall as a Category 1 typhoon around midday on Thursday in Kaohsiung, having weakened as it rolled in but still felling trees and street-lights and sending debris flying, with knee-high flood waters flowing in some districts of the port city.

The “weird” typhoon slammed into southwestern Taiwan, bringing heavy rain and flooding, cutting power to about 178,000 homes and causing two deaths in the island's east.

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