Reuters

Taiwan clears up, slowly re-opens after hit from Typhoon Krathon

Southern Taiwan worked on Friday to clear up damage from flooding and high winds after Typhoon Krathon slammed into a major metropolis, while most of the rest of the island resumed work and financial markets re-opened. Krathon, now downgraded to a tropical depression, made landfall in the major port city of Kaohsiung, inundating streets with water, blowing out windows in some buildings and sending debris flying as record breaking winds hit. While the rest of Taiwan resumed work on Friday, the governments in Kaohsiung and neighbouring Pingtung county declared another day off work to remove downed trees, pump out flood waters and remove detritus from roads.