Reports suggest that the person killed was a man that drowned off a beach in Hualien county Thursday. The 66 injured were mostly hurt by falling objects.
The massive storm came ashore about 10 miles south of Taitung City, packing winds around 150 mph, damaging structures and dumping torrential rainfall on parts of the island nation.
Storm trackers rode out the western half of the typhoon as it arrived in Taiwan during the overnight hours and into Friday morning, and reported damage to buildings and numerous trees downed by the massive storm. It was not yet known if the storm was responsible for any injuries or deaths...
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8/7/16
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