Typhoon Koinu brushes past Taiwan with lashing rain; 1 killed by flying glass

A car passes by power lines downed by the high winds from Typhoon Koinu in Taiwan's southern Pingtung County on Oct 5, 2023. - AFP

PINGTUNG, Taiwan (Reuters): Typhoon Koinu brushed past southern Taiwan on Thursday (Oct 5), killing one person, injuring 304 and causing localised damage, as lashing rains and strong winds forced millions of people in a swathe of cities to miss work and school.

Koinu, which means "puppy" in Japanese, made landfall on Taiwan's Hengchun peninsula as a category four typhoon - indicating winds of up to 252 kph (156 mph) - but it weakened as it crossed into the Taiwan Strait and headed towards China's Guangdong province, according to Tropical Storm Risk.