Typhoon Doksuri smacks southern Taiwan
STORY: Southern Taiwan shut businesses and schools while airlines canceled flights amid warnings of landslides and floods as Typhoon Doksuri churned past the island.
As of 10:15 a.m. (0215 GMT) Typhoon Doksuri, categorised at the second-strongest typhoon level by Taiwan's weather bureau, was headed towards the southern Taiwan Strait with maximum winds of 191 km (118 miles) per hour.
All domestic flights and ferry lines were suspended while more than 100 international flights were cancelled or delayed. Railway services between southern and eastern Taiwan were shut while more than 5,700 people were evacuated as a precaution.
