Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall in Taiwan, killing at least 2

Typhoon Kong-rey slammed into Taiwan on Thursday as one of the biggest storms to hit the island in decades, whipping up 10-metre waves, triggering floods and claiming at least one life.

Packing maximum wind speeds of 184 kilometres per hour (114 miles per hour), Kong-rey made landfall in eastern Taiwan on Thursday afternoon, the Central Weather Administration said.

It was the same strength as Typhoon Gaemi, which was the most powerful storm to hit Taiwan in eight years when it made landfall in July, but Kong-rey's radius of 320 kilometres made it the biggest in nearly three decades.