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]
