Taipei, Shawwal 23, 1436, Aug 8, 2015, SPA -- At least five people were killed and five were missing in Taiwan after the powerful Typhoon Soudelor slammed into the island nation, weather authorities said Saturday. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 173 kilometers per hour, with gusts reaching 209 kph, and brought heavy rains, dpa quoted the Central Weather Bureau as saying. Traffic lights and power lines were down in many parts of the island. Nearly 2 million households were without electricity and around 80,000 were left without running water. The Central Emergency Operation Center said five people were killed as a result of the typhoon, including a woman and her daughter who were swept out to sea. An 8-year-old girl has been missing since Thursday. A man in Yilan was struck by a shop sign and died, while a man in New Taipei City drowned. In southern Taiwan, a firefighter removing branches from a highway was killed by a car. The typhoon also left at least 185 people injured. About 7,500 residents were evacuated from mountains and coastal areas, the center said. --SPA 18:55 LOCAL TIME 15:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w