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]
