STRIKE FOUR:People in northern Taiwan are urged to pay close attention to the advance of Typhoon Megi as it moves northward bringing strong winds and heavy rain
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 27, 2016
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The Central Weather Bureau yesterday issued a land alert for Typhoon Megi, as it approached the east
Fishing boats return to harbor yesterday at Yilan County’s Nanfangao to take shelter from Typhoon Megi. Photo: CNA
coast bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to most of the nation.
The bureau said the alert applies to all cities and counties in Taiwan proper, as well as Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) and Green Island (綠島), adding that a sea alert issued late on Sunday night applies to the Bashi Channel near the coast of Taiwan.
At 8pm yesterday, the center of the typhoon was 490km west of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻). The radius of the storm was 250km. It was moving west-northwest at 20kph, with maximum wind speeds reaching 216kph.
Schools and offices on Green and Orchid islands were closed yesterday evening as the two islands faced an immediate threat from the typhoon.
The bureau recorded wind speeds on Orchid Island reaching Level 13 on the Beaufort scale. [FULL STORY]
