NOT OVER YET:Hengchun Township had winds that reached Level 16 in the Beaufort Scale, a new record. Another typhoon could move near Taiwan on Saturday
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 15, 2016
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Strong winds and torrential rainfall yesterday pummeled southern and eastern Taiwan, injuring nine
A motorcylist holds on to a lightpole as she braves the high winds and rain of Typhoon Meranti in Kaohsiung yesterday. Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, EPA
people and leaving more than 550,000 households without power.
Data from the Central Emergency Operation Center showed that three people were hurt in Taitung County, one in Hualien County, three in Tainan and two in Kinmen. Five were injured as they rode motorcycles or traveled in cars.
Taiwan Power Co (台電) statistics showed that 702,946 households lost power, the majority in Pingtung County. However, power had been restored to about 130,000 homes by about 3:40pm, it said.
By 8:30pm yesterday, the center of Meranti was 70km southwest of Penghu and it had become a weaker typhoon, the Central Weather Bureau said. [FULL STORY]
