Deadly Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan Powerful Typhoon Soudelor is battering Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four people dead.The storm - with winds of more than 230km/h (142mph) - made landfall on the eastern coast early on Saturday and is **w moving across the island.It is ripping up trees and tearing down billboards, and triggered a landslide in at least one village.About two million households have been left without electricity.