Authorities report at least eight people have in a fire at a hospital in the island's south that is being battered by a typhoon. The fire struck Thursday morning in an area that has been hit hard by Typhoon Krathon, which has brought torrential rains and heavy winds and brought areas to a standstill for the past two days.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least eight people Thursday as the island was being battered by a typhoon., which made landfall in the afternoon with torrential rains and heavy winds and has brought parts of the island to a standstill.Soldiers from a nearby base were mobilized to aid medical workers and firefighters in the evacuation of patients and putting out the flames.
Krathon made landfall in the major port city of Kaohsiung, packing winds of 126 kph with higher gusts, according to Taiwan’s weather authorities.has doused eastern and southern parts of the island over the past five days, forcing thousands to evacuate from mountainous or low-lying areas. The weather administration has Kaohsiung and Pingtung County residents to not go outside when the eye of the storm passes above their area.
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