Taiwan reopens, cleans up after Typhoon Krathon slammed into island

Workers in southern Taiwan began cleaning up debris-filled streets on Friday soon after the Central Weather Administration (CWA) lifted its typhoon warning for Typhoon Krathon, which made landfall a day earlier. The deadly typhoon downgraded southern Taiwan to a tropical depression after killing two and injuring over 600 others across the island, with one person reported as missing.

Over 1,000 soldiers deployed to assist in cleanup efforts in southern seaport city, says Taiwanese defence ministry. The deadly typhoon downgraded southern Taiwan to a tropical depression after killing two and injuring over 600 others across the island, with one person reported as missing.

Additionally, nearly 130,000 homes still without power as of Friday.

The warning was lifted early Friday as the storm slowly dissipated after slamming into the island the day before, bringing mudslides, flooding and destructive winds.

In the coastal city of Kaohsiung, where schools and offices remained closed, workers raced to clean up trees and advertising signs that still blocked many streets and a light rail track.

“All roads nearby, big or small, they all become inaccessible. So going to school and going to work tomorrow will be difficult,” a Kaohsiung resident surnamed Chan told AFP Thursday night.

“I think that there will need to be a lot of tough clean-up work to be done to clear all this up. This disaster in Kaohsiung is quite severe.

Source: BBC

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