Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/08
By: Chiu Po-sheng and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Three people have died and 142 others have been injured as

Taitung County

typhoon Nepartak brought heavy rain and strong winds to southeastern Taiwan early Friday, according to government data.

Those killed include a man who drowned in Chishingtan lake in Hualien County, a soldier found dead after falling into the sea on Dongyin Islet of the Penghu archipelago, and a 71 year-old woman who died from severe wounds after being hit by a falling wardrobe, the data published in the Emergency Management Information Cloud showed.

The statistics compiled by the National Fire Agency also indicated that a total of 142 people were injured during the onslaught of Nepartak, which pummeled much of Taiwan with strong gusts and heavy rain.     [FULL  STORY]