Taiwan suffered flooding, widespread power outages and winds of over a hundred miles an hour as it was battered by its first typhoon of the year. Much of the island came to a standstill, with most train services suspended and as nearly 250 thousand households are without electricity. More than 10,000 people had to be evacuated, with 4,500 soldiers deployed for disaster relief. The southernmost county of Pingtung suffered the worst flooding as of yesterday, with dozens of residents stranded.