Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) blamed a variant of the WannaCry ransomware for the unprecedented shutdown of several plants, as it ramps up chipmaking for Apple’s next iPhones.

Typhoon Krosa roared ashore today on China’s south-east coast after more than one million people were evacuated, the government announced.

Typhoon Aere battered northern Taiwan today, triggering a mudslide that buried a family of four as the storm’s eye churned toward China, forcing nearly 250,000 people to flee coastal areas and killing at least 12 people.