Work, classes canceled for KoinuHEAVY WINDS: Level 13 winds on the Beaufort scale were recorded on Orchid Island, while authorities in Tainan reported that a temple structure had blown overBy Jake Chung and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writers, with CNAAll administrative regions except for Taipei, New Taipei City, Keelung and Taoyuan canceled work and classes for today, as eastern and southern Taiwan braced for the heaviest impact of Typhoon Koinu. A man takes a picture of waves breaking on the shore near Taitung County’s Fugang Harbor yesterday, as Typhoon Koinu approached. Photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins, ReutersAs of 8:30pm, Koinu was 118km east of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), and was moving westward at 10kph, CWA data showed. With a radius of 250km, the storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 162kph and gusts of up to 198kph, forecasters said. More than 100 international and domestic flights had been canceled, while ferry services to outlying islands were suspended.

Source: Taipei Times October 04, 2023 18:19 UTC