Typhoon Kong-rey Hits Taiwan’s East Coast, Leaving One Dead

TAIPEI, Taiwan—A powerful typhoon made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday, killing one person and bringing high winds and floods to much of the island’s east coast and northern areas, after barreling past the northern Philippines. Flights and train service were suspended in Taiwan and 8,600 people moved to shelters. Typhoon Kong-rey was blowing at 114 miles per hour with gusts of up to 141 mph as it moved over the eastern county of Taitung. Parts of Yilan and Hualien counties were inundated by heavy rain, but many farmers in the largely rural areas had already brought in their crops in anticipation of damage from the storm....