Taiwan clears up as remnant of Typhoon Kong-rey brushes Chinese coast
Typhoon Kong-rey causes two deaths and 515 injuries in Taiwan
President Lai Ching-te warns of ongoing localised heavy rainfall
Flight disruptions continue, but high-speed rail resumes normal operations
Adds bullet points; Taiwan president comments, paragraphs 5, 6
TAIPEI, Nov 1 (Reuters) -Taiwan cleared up and offices and financial markets re-opened on Friday after the powerful Typhoon Kong-rey swept through the island causing two deaths and snarling transport, as the remnant of the storm brushed the Chinese coast.
Kong-rey slammed into Taiwan's mountainous and sparsely populated east coast on Thursday afternoon, the largest storm by size to hit the island in nearly 30 years. It then worked its way across central Taiwan before entering the Taiwan Strait and moving north.
The fire department put the death toll at two - one perosn whosetruck was hit by a falling tree in central Taiwan, and another in Taipei who was hit by an electricity pole. It also reported 515 injuries.
More than 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) of rainfall was recorded in the eastern mountains during the typhoon and gusts above 130 kph (80 mph) swept the Taipei metropolitan area Thursday night into Friday, knocking down more than 2,000 trees and hundreds of street signs.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te warned people to watch out for the whip in the tail of the storm, including in the Taiwan-run Matsu islands off China's coast.
"We still have to remind everyone that the typhoon's periphery will still affect all parts of the country, especially people in Matsu and mountainous areas around the country, and they should pay attention to localised heavy rainfall," he wrote on his Facebook page.
Workers in Taipei gradually removed fallen trees which snarled traffic, delaying the arrival of some ministers for a parliament session.
In the Taroko National Park in Hualien county, rescuers flew to safety in a helicopter two Czech hikers who had been trapped by the typhoon.
Flight disruptions continued on Friday, with 57 international flights cancelled along with 135 domestic ones, though the north-south high speed rail link resumed normal operations.
Heavy rain is forecast for the rest of Friday in parts of central and southern Taiwan.
Even after losing power as it traversed Taiwan, Kong-rey remained a severe tropical storm as it entered the Taiwan Strait, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to the coastal Chinese province of Fujian.
Kong-rey will likely not make landfall in China but is expected to quickly swing back into the open sea later on Friday towards Japan.
Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee; Additional reporting by Ryan Woo in Beijing; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Lincoln Feast.
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