Typhoon Koinu injures nearly 200 people in Taiwan

STORY: The heaviest rain is falling along the country's east coast counties, including Taitung, where 62-year-old retired teacher Wu Yun-Hsian said he had made better preparations to his home ahead of Koinu's arrival, compared to the previous major typhoon, Haikui, in late August.Most cities and counties in Taiwan declared a day off work and school on Thursday, though the capital Taipei, home to the stock and financial markets, is not affected and operating as normal.Koinu, which means ‘puppy’ in Japanese, made landfall on Taiwan's Hengchun peninsula as a category four typhoon – indicating winds of up to 252kph (156mph) – but is forecast to weaken as it crosses into the Taiwan Strait and heads toward the Chinese province of Guangdong, according to Tropical Storm Risk.