Typhoon 'Kong Lei' hits Taiwan...Shanghai's First Heavy Rain in 43 Years

China Freight Ship Sinked by Typhoon...Rescuing 17 Taiwan Coast Guard personnel
Typhoon No. 21 landed in Taiwan...Closed orders across the country
Economic Capital Shanghai Forecasts Largest Rainfall in November Since 1981
Typhoon No. 20 Trami Affected...Hainan up to 1,062.8 mm heavy rain

[Anchor]
The 21st typhoon Kong-rey has hit Taiwan.

The southeastern coast of China is also affected, and the largest economic city of Shanghai is predicted to receive heavy rain for the first time in 43 years.

This is Beijing correspondent Kang Jeong-gyu.

[Reporter]
A red iron structure lies on a cliff along the coast of Yeryugot in northern Taiwan.

A Chinese cargo ship, which left with three cranes a few days ago (29th), was swept away by a typhoon and sank.

Taiwan's coast guard deployed three ships to rescue 17 sailors.

[Taiwan Media Report: Large amounts of fuel on board can leak at any time, causing marine pollution. We have sent 12,000 horsepower tugboats to work on it.

Waves driven by strong winds of up to 227 kilometers per hour hit the breakwater and devoured the lighthouse.

With the landing of the 21st typhoon Kong-rey, Taiwan was ordered to close, and sea routes and skyways were also cut off.

Typhoons pass Taiwan and move northward across the coast of Fujian Province in mainland China.

The economic capital, Shanghai, is forecast to receive the largest rainfall in November since 1981.

[China's state CCTV report: Shanghai will receive heavy rainfall of 120-180 mm and maximum rainfall of 40-70 mm per hour.]

In southern China's Hainan province, more than 1,000mm of heavy rain fell for three days due to the influence of the 20th typhoon 'Chami'.

Floods have evacuated 47,000 people, and landslides have caused casualties.

In the flooded city, a crane was used to park a car on the roof.

I'm Kang Jeong-gyu from Beijing.