Taiwan is being battered by strong winds and rain as a powerful typhoon made landfall on Thursday. Taiwanese officials say that at least two people have been killed, two are missing, and 123 others have been injured.
Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration says Typhoon Krathon made landfall at 12:40 p.m. local time.
Offices and schools remain closed in all counties and cities across Taiwan for a second day on Thursday.
The typhoon is likely to gradually weaken and become a tropical depression.
Weather officials in Japan say Typhoon Krathon could bring warning-level torrential rain to Okinawa’s main island on Thursday and to the Sakishima Islands through Friday. They are urging people in these regions to be on the alert for high waves, landslides and flooding in low-lying areas.