A powerful typhoon lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains today, triggering landslides and floods that severely disrupted air traffic and closed schools and businesses.

RESCUERS are battling against Taiwan’s worst floods in 25 years, which have killed at least 19 people and stranded 10,000 villagers without fresh water and electricity in mountainous areas, officials said.

Rescuers battled against Taiwan’s worst floods in 25 years, which have killed at least 19 people and stranded 10,000 villagers without fresh water and electricity in mountainous areas, officials said today.