Several utility vehicles trapped in a landslide caused by heavy rains following the passage of Typhoon Krathon, in Keelung (Taiwan), October 4, 2024. HANDOUT / AFP Two missing people were found dead in New Taipei, in northern Taiwan, announced the National Fire Agency on Saturday, October 5, after Typhoon Krathon passed through the island on Thursday. In addition, seven hundred people were injured. Across the island, twenty thousand homes were still without power on Saturday, mainly in the coastal city of Kaohsiung in the southwest, where the typhoon made landfall. In New Taipei City, heavy rains caused landslides and flooded streets, temporarily stranding dozens of students in their schools, authorities said. Read also | Typhoon Krathon makes landfall in Taiwan, two dead and more than a hundred injured Add to your selections Around 1,500 soldiers deployed In Kaohsiung and the neighboring city of Pingtung, around 1,500 soldiers were deployed to participate in relief operations, according to the defense ministry, which said 250 soldiers had been mobilized to New Taipei and Keelung to help clear the roads. The island of Taiwan frequently experiences tropical storms during the period from July to October. But, according to experts, they are forming closer and closer to the coast, gaining intensity more quickly and lasting longer after making landfall due to climate change. Typhoon Gaemi, which hit Taiwan in July, was the most powerful in eight years, and left at least ten dead, hundreds injured and caused widespread flooding in Kaohsiung. Le Monde with AFP Reuse this content
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