Typhoon Haikui prompts Taiwan to evacuate thousands, cancel flights

TAIPEI – Domestic flights were canceled and almost 3,000 people were evacuated as Taiwan girded for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui on Sunday, which is expected to bring torrential rain and strong winds to the island’s south and east.

Haikui (known in the Philippines as “Hanna”) is forecast to make landfall in the mountainous and sparsely populat