TAIPEI: Taiwan issued a land warning on Monday (Sep 30) ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Krathon which is expected to intensify and cross the island's densely populated west coast bringing torrential rain and strong winds. Taiwan regularly gets hit by typhoons but they generally land along the mountainous and sparsely populated east coast facing the Pacific. Krathon, categorised as a medium-strength typhoon, is forecast to hit the major port city of Kaohsiung early on Wednesday, then work its