HUALIEN COUNTY: Two people were dead while another missing in choppy water of coast of Taiwan’s north eastern as the as the strongest typhoon in two years heading towards of the country.
Taiwan cancelled flights and school classes on Friday as the typhoon straight for the island and was expected to make a direct hit at the weekend.
Typhoon Soudelor expected to hit the island on Saturday (August 8) has already claimed its first victims, with two people dead and one missing in waters.
On Friday morning, a security cordon has set up to block the tourists from going close to the sea bank.
The typhoon has winds of 173 kph (107 mph) close to its centre, said the Central Weather Bureau, making it the strongest storm to threaten the island since 2013’s Typhoon Usage.
