TAIPEI — Workers started to remove fallen trees and shop owners cleared debris in Taiwan on Friday after one of the biggest typhoons to hit the island in decades claimed at least two lives.
Typhoon Kong-rey was packing wind speeds of 184 kilometers an hour when it slammed into eastern Taiwan on Thursday, toppling trees, causing flooding and triggering landslides as it swept over the island.A 48-year-old motorcyclist was killed by a falling power pole in the capital Taipei on Thursday, bringing the storm's death toll to two, with more than 500 injured, the National Fire Agency said.
''It's mostly trees falling down and crushing into electricity poles that caused a power outage,' said the official, who gave only his surname Huang.'There are four reported cases of flooding and all have receded. There are also three reported cases of mudslides, including one near a tunnel, which we are verifying now.'Forecasters had warned of a severe impact from Kong-rey as it intensified into a super typhoon during its approach to Taiwan.
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