Taiwan evacuated thousands of tourists from outlying islands Monday and set up nearly 100 shelters across the island as it braced for its third typhoon in two weeks.
Manila Bulletin
Date: September 26, 2016
By: Agence France-Presse
The east coast is still reeling from damage caused by Super Typhoon Meranti earlier this month — the
This photo taken on July 10, 2016 shows residents looking at a damaged car in the aftermath of a tropical storm in Bandong town, in Minqing county, east China’s Fujian province.
A tropical storm that made landfall in Fujian province on July 9 left six people dead and at least eight more missing, reports said, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT
strongest storm for 21 years to hit Taiwan — followed by Typhoon Malakas.
The same part of the island is in the firing line again from approaching Typhoon Megi, which is already bringing strong winds and waves.
It is due to make landfall on the east coast on Tuesday and forecast to bring almost a metre of rain to some areas over three days.
Ferries to Taiwan’s Green Island and Orchid Island were halted Monday after more than 3,700 visitors were evacuated over the weekend.
A 700-ton crane was blown over Monday at a harbour in the eastern area of Hualien. It crushed a nearby building but no one was injured.
More than 35,000 soldiers are on standby to help with disaster relief and 92 shelters are open for residents.
At 0715 GMT Megi was 530 kilometres (329 miles) east-southeast of Hualien, packing gusts of up to 191 kilometres (119 miles) per hour. [FULL STORY]