Taipei - Saba:
Two people were killed and more than 300 others were injured in Taiwan as a result of Typhoon Danas today.
The National Fire Agency announced two deaths in Tainan, southwest Taiwan. One person was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle, while the other died after his respirator failed due to a power outage in the city.
More than 300 people were injured, and more than 3,400 residents of the mountainous areas surrounding the coastal city of Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, were forced to evacuate their homes.
The typhoon caused power outages to more than 580,000 homes, and schools and offices were closed across southern and central Taiwan.
Maximum wind speeds reached 144 kilometers (89 miles) per hour, causing rainfall exceeding 60 centimeters (24 inches) in some areas, leading to landslides and flooding.
Taiwan routinely experiences typhoons between July and October, but they are more common on its sparsely populated eastern coast facing the Pacific Ocean.
The typhoon weakened as it moved toward the Taiwan Strait on an expected path to mainland China.
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