Taiwan shuts down as deadly Typhoon Gaemi makes landfall

Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on Taiwan’s eastern coast in the early hours of Thursday, after unleashing torrential rainfall and whipping winds across the island that left two people dead. On its path to Taiwan, Gaemi had also exacerbated seasonal rains in nearby Philippines, triggering flooding and landslides that killed six. The superstorm hit Taiwan’s eastern Yilan