A cargo ship sank in Taiwan after Typhoon Gaemi swept across the island overnight, authorities said Thursday.
Nine crew members from Myanmar are missing after the Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship Fu-Shun sank off the coast of Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operation Center said.
According to the center, authorities are waiting for better weather conditions to continue their search.
Elsewhere in Taiwan, two people have been killed and at least 279 injured in accidents caused by Gaemi.
Television images showed destroyed roads, vehicles damaged by fallen trees and widespread flooding.
On Thursday morning, some 87,000 households remained without electricity, while offices and schools remained closed across the island. 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 were suspended.
Officials from Taiwan’s Central Weather Service (CWA) said Thursday morning that the typhoon had weakened, but warned residents of possible flooding due to heavy rains.
The center of the storm moved into the Taiwan Strait on Thursday morning.
Typhoon had already caused chaos in the Philippines. Twenty-one people were killed in floods, landslides and other accidents caused by Typhoon Gaemi in the Philippines, police said Thursday.
Gaemi also caused some of the worst flooding in the capital Manila before the river reached Taiwan.
Gaemi is expected to move westward and approach the coast of Fujian, China in the evening.
