2 killed, more than 100 injured as Typhoon Krathon slams into southern Taiwan

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Typhoon Krathon barreled ashore in Taiwan on Thursday packing winds in excess of 100 mph and torrential rain, killing at least two people, injuring 123 and bringing the island to a standstill.

The slow-moving typhoon made landfall near the southwestern city of Kaohsiung, the country's second-largest city, leaving more than 50,000 people without power, damaging more than 1,000 bridges and roads and other infrastructure, uprooting trees, and triggering at least seven landslides, the Central Emergency Operation Center said in a news release.

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