A cargo ship has sunk in Taiwan after deadly Typhoon Gaemi passed over the self-governing island overnight, authorities said on Thursday.
Nine crew members from Myanmar are missing after Tanzanian-flagged freighter Fu-Shun sank off the coast of Kaohsiung Harbor, Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operation Center said.
Authorities are waiting for better weather conditions to continue their search operation, the center added.
Two people have been killed and at least 279 injured in accidents caused by Gaemi in Taiwan.
Television footage showed destroyed roads, vehicles damaged by fallen trees and large-scale flooding.
On Thursday morning, about 87,000 households remained without electricity while offices and schools remained closed island-wide. Taiwan’s stock market also remained closed, marking a rare second day without trading.
More than 400 international and domestic flights were cancelled and some train services suspended.
Officials of Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) said on Thursday morning that the typhoon has weakened but said that residents in southern and central Taiwan should remain alert to floods caused by heavy rains in the following days.
The centre of the storm made landfall in Yilan, eastern Taiwan, around midnight Wednesday and moved out to the Taiwan Strait early on Thursday.
Gaemi is expected to move west and approach the coast of Fujian, China in the evening.
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