Some 10,000 households without power due to Bailu

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/08/24
By: Liu Chien-pang, Tyson Lu and Ko Lin

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Some 10,000 households in southern Taiwan are still without electricity after Tropical Storm Bailu swept through the region Saturday and caused blackouts to 73,210 homes in Taiwan, the Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC) said.

As of 6 p.m., a total of 13,519 households were left without power, with the majority of them in Taitung County, followed by Nantou County, Hualien County, Pingtung County, Chiayi County, and Tainan City.

According to the center, power is expected to be fully restored at around 10 p.m.

In its latest briefing, the CEOC said Bailu also caused severe mudslides in several mountainous areas.    [FULL  STORY]