30-07-2017 12:34 via yahoo.com

Typhoon injures over 80 in Taiwan, traps dozens

A strong typhoon swept across Taiwan on Sunday, injuring more than 80 people, forcing the capital to shut down essential services and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.Typhoon Nesat, a medium strength typhoon with wind speeds of around 119 km per hour (70 mph), made landfall on Saturday and is expected to lash the island over two days, affecting the south most heavily, according to the Central Weather Bureau.In the capital Taipei, all work and scheduled classes were canceled o
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