A typhoon is slowly advancing toward Taiwan, bringing with it strong winds and torrential rainfall. Thousands of people have been evacuated from vulnerable low-lying or mountainous areas in anticipation of the storm's impact.
Coastal Taitung County has already experienced 93 centimeters (3 feet) of rain in the past four days, while the major port city of Kaohsiung has seen 29 centimeters (11.4 inches) of rainfall ahead of Typhoon Krathon.
