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Taipei Times
Date: Sep 28, 2016
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

Typhoon Megi left four people dead and 268 injured, while 11,559 people had been evacuated from

Emergency personnel inspect a tour bus turned on its side by strong winds on National Freeway No. 3 in Changhua County yesterday. Photo: Tang Shih-ming, Taipei Times

disaster-prone areas as of 7pm yesterday, the Central Emergency Operations Center said.

The center of Megi made landfall near Hualien City at about 2pm yesterday, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said.

By 9:30pm, the typhoon’s eye was hovering over Penghu in the Taiwan Strait, moving west-southwest at 20kph, with a radius of 250km.

The typhoon was packing gusts of up to 180kph, the bureau said.

Wind speed in Yilan County’s Suao (蘇澳) reached level 17 on the Beaufort scale before Megi made landfall, bureau forecaster Luo Ya-ying (羅雅尹) said.

Wind speed in Yilan City and Hualien County reached level 15 and level 14 respectively, Luo said, adding that wind speed reached level 15 in Taichung’s Wuci District (梧棲) and level 14 in Taoyuan’s Sinwu District (新屋).     [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: September 27, 2016
By: Yuan-Ming Chiao

TAIPEI — The approach of Typhoon Megi snarled flights and halted public transportation services across

A departures board inside Terminal 1 of the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport shows flights canceled and delayed due to Typhoon Megi on Tuesday, Sept. 27. (Photo courtesy of Jessie Poon)

Taiwan on Tuesday afternoon.

Taiwan Railways Administration has suspended all train services, including all trains along the west coast. Taiwan High Speed Rail also canceled all services.

The Taipei government, citing wind gusts faster than 24.5 meters per second, halted operation of the Wenshan-Muzha MRT line, the Maokong Gondola and all public bus services.

At Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, dozens of domestic and international flights have been canceled or delayed.

Travelers on the scene told The China Post they had seen ladders being blown down outside the airport, but they reported relative calm indoors as passengers waited to learn the fate of their flights.

Airport officials are advising travelers to contact airline operators for the latest updates.

Megi, a moderate typhoon, was making landfall over the eastern county of Hualien around press time and was expected to remain over Taiwan proper well into Wednesday morning.     [SOURCE]

Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-27
By: Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

According to Central Disaster Emergency Operation Center (CDEOC), as of 1 p.m. Tuesday, a total of 20 people in Taiwan have been injured as Typhoon Megi brings torrential rains and damaging winds to the island.

Taichung City has been hardest hit by the strong typhoon, with eight residents suffering from injuries due to the inclement weather, and over 42.2 thousands households left without electricity.

Injuries in other cities include three from Changhua, five from Yunlin, one from Kaohsiung, and three from Hualien, mostly caused by falling off motorcycles or pedestrians getting knocked down by strong winds.

Up to 700 thousands households across Taiwan suffered from power cuts on Tuesday, said Taiwan Power Co. (TaiPower), the state-owned electricity supplier.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/27
By: Chu Che-wei, Kuo Chu-chen and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Sept. 27 (CNA) Four persons have been killed and 268 others injured across Taiwan as Typhoon

Medics carry a patient to cross a blocked road in Taoyuan Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of the Taoyuan City Fire Department)

Megi battered the country with powerful winds and heavy rain, according to the Central Emergency Operation Center information valid as of 8:00 p.m. Tuesday.

Typhoon Megi, which made landfall in Hualien in eastern Taiwan at around 2 p.m. Tuesday, caused casualties mainly as a result of traffic accidents, drowning and people being hit by flying debris or falling from rooftop, the data showed.

The number of casualties nationwide could rise as the storm hovered over Taiwan, battering the country with torrential rain and winds of up to 198 kilometers per hour, the center indicated.

Meanwhile, more than 3.16 million homes across the country had lost power, the second highest on record. Taiwan Power Co. said 3,400 workers have been hard at work repairing supply for 1.56 million homes by late Tuesday.     [SOURCE]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/27

Taipei, Sept. 27 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau warned of severe weather conditions throughout

Location of the storm at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday

Tuesday and lasting into Wednesday as the center of Typhoon Megi is expected to make landfall early Tuesday afternoon, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain all around Taiwan.

The weather bureau once again urged the public to take precautions, including removing objects from balconies, to minimize storm damage and injuries. People are also advised not to venture outdoors unless necessary.

As of 8:30 a.m., the center of the typhoon was located some 220 kilometers to the southeast of Hualien, moving toward Taiwan in a northwest-by-west direction at a speed of 22 kph, slowing to 18 kph. Wind speed close to the eye of the storm was registered at 45 meters per second, or 162 kph.

The outer rim of the storm reached Taiwan’s eastern coast at about 5 a.m., putting Kinmen and Matsu Islands on the other side of Taiwan on alert in addition to the rest of the country, the bureau said.     [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-27
By: Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

A “red alert” mudslide warning has been issued to residents living in Taoyuan City and Hsinchu County Tuesday, while a yellow mudslide warning was in effect for residents in Yilan, Hualien, Taitung, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung.

Typhoon Megi has made landfall in eastern Taiwan on Tuesday morning around 5 a.m., bringing heavy rains and strong winds across the island.

Residents living in Yilan, Hualien, Taitung, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung are being warned of extremely torrential rains during the day, while other regions in Taiwan are expected to experience heavy rains.

Meanwhile, Council of Agriculture (COA) under the Executive Yuan on Tuesday morning has issued a red alert mudslide warning to people living in Taoyuan City and Hsinchu County, as the typhoon could bring serious landslides and flooding to these areas.     [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-26
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

As of 11:30 p.m. on Monday, 15 cities and counties in Taiwan have issued an order to cancel all work and classes on Tuesday due to Typhoon Magi.

The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued a land warning on Monday morning, reminding people that Tuesday (Sept 27) is when the typhoon’s impact on Taiwan will be the most evident.

The radius of the storm has increased from 220km to 250km, and the eye of the storm is located 350km east-southeast of Hualien as of 1 a.m. on Tuesday, moving towards Taiwan according to the CWB. Maximum wind speed is 43 m/s, and gust 53 m/s, the CWB said.     [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: September 27, 2016
By: The China Post news staff

Northern and Eastern Taiwan should brace for strong winds and heavy rainfall brought on by Typhoon

A fishing boat registered in Pingtung County is seen stranded near Longpan Park after its hull fractured amid strong winds brought during Typhoon Megi’s approach to Taiwan. (CNA)

Megi throughout today, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

The bureau said effects from Typhoon Megi were set to be at their most intense in Taiwan throughout today and Wednesday.

As of 5:30 a.m. Monday, Megi was centered 490 kilometers east-southeast of Hualien on Taiwan’s east coast, moving in a west-northwesterly direction at 21 kilometers per hour.

Megi is expected to make landfall between Hualien and Taitung with torrential rainfall and winds. Eastern Taiwan is expected to take the brunt of the incoming storm, according to CWB.

Huge waves were recorded off the coasts of Su’ao, Hualien and Taitung, the CWB reported, with many ranging as high as 3 or 4 meters tall.     [FULL  STORY]