AP Archive | Typhoon Krathon cancels all domestic and some international flights from airport in Taiwan's capital @APArchive | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
(3 Oct 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Taipei City, Taiwan - 03 October 2024
1. Various of water fountain under strong winds in front of Taipei City’s Songshan Airport
2. Various of airport interior with domestic flights all cancelled
3. Various of airport interior with part of international flights cancelled
4. Various of international flight passengers waiting for their flights
5. Various of government building near the airport with Taiwan’s national flag flying in strong winds
STORYLINE:
A slow-moving Typhoon Krathon approaching Taiwan led to school and office closures for a third consecutive day Thursday, with authorities asking people to stay indoors.
All domestic flights and some international ones at Taipei City’s Songshan Airport in northern Taiwan were cancelled due to safety concerns.
Typhoon Krathon, packing fierce winds and torrential rainfall, was around 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of the major southern port city of Kaohsiung on Thursday morning, traveling northeastward at a speed of 4 kph (2.5 mph), according to the island’s Central Weather Administration.
It made landfall Thursday shortly after mid-day on Taiwan’s densely populated west coast.
The typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds near the center of 137 kph (85 mph) and gusts of 173 kph (107 mph), is expected to continue to weaken as it moves inland.
The typhoon has brought Kaohsiung, a city of 2.7 million people, to a standstill for the past three days.
All domestic flights have been grounded for the past two days.
Storms attributed to Krathon injured more than 100 people in southern and southeastern areas of the island, according to Taiwan’s emergency response agency.
Two people died — one after driving into fallen rocks on the road in the southeastern Taitung county, and the other while trimming tree branches in the city of Hualien. Two others remained missing.
Thousands were evacuated from areas vulnerable to mudslides and landslides. Almost 40,000 troops were on standby to help with rescue efforts.
Mountainous areas in the island’s south have seen up to 150 centimeters (4.9 feet) of rain over the past five days.
Typhoons rarely hit Taiwan’s west coast, affecting instead the mountainous, eastern side of the island.
The typhoon on Monday lashed northern Philippine islands, where four people were killed and at least 5,000 were displaced, officials said.
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(3 Oct 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Taipei City, Taiwan - 03 October 2024
1. Various of water fountain under strong winds in front of Taipei City’s Songshan Airport
2. Various of airport interior with domestic flights all cancelled
3. Various of airport interior with part of international flights cancelled
4. Various of international flight passengers waiting for their flights
5. Various of government building near the airport with Taiwan’s national flag flying in strong winds
STORYLINE:
A slow-moving Typhoon Krathon approaching Taiwan led to school and office closures for a third consecutive day Thursday, with authorities asking people to stay indoors.
All domestic flights and some international ones at Taipei City’s Songshan Airport in northern Taiwan were cancelled due to safety concerns.
Typhoon Krathon, packing fierce winds and torrential rainfall, was around 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of the major southern port city of Kaohsiung on Thursday morning, traveling northeastward at a speed of 4 kph (2.5 mph), according to the island’s Central Weather Administration.
It made landfall Thursday shortly after mid-day on Taiwan’s densely populated west coast.
The typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds near the center of 137 kph (85 mph) and gusts of 173 kph (107 mph), is expected to continue to weaken as it moves inland.
The typhoon has brought Kaohsiung, a city of 2.7 million people, to a standstill for the past three days.
All domestic flights have been grounded for the past two days.
Storms attributed to Krathon injured more than 100 people in southern and southeastern areas of the island, according to Taiwan’s emergency response agency.
Two people died — one after driving into fallen rocks on the road in the southeastern Taitung county, and the other while trimming tree branches in the city of Hualien. Two others remained missing.
Thousands were evacuated from areas vulnerable to mudslides and landslides. Almost 40,000 troops were on standby to help with rescue efforts.
Mountainous areas in the island’s south have seen up to 150 centimeters (4.9 feet) of rain over the past five days.
Typhoons rarely hit Taiwan’s west coast, affecting instead the mountainous, eastern side of the island.
The typhoon on Monday lashed northern Philippine islands, where four people were killed and at least 5,000 were displaced, officials said.
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