The China Post
Date: September 29, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan began to recollect itself on Wednesday following a fierce battering from
Submerged streets in the center of Kaohsiung City’s Meinong District are seen in this photo taken Wednesday, Sept. 28. Typhoon Megi brought between 550 millimeters and 890 millimeters of rain over 48 hours across Kaohsiung, causing severe flooding in areas such as Meinong.
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Typhoon Megi, which caused the second-largest power outage on Taiwan record.
According to the Central Emergency Operation Center, as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, Megi had resulted in four deaths and 527 injured island-wide.
Electricity in 1.3 million households across Taiwan had yet to be restored as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Ministry of Economic Affairs reported.
Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) representatives said electricity would be restored to most affected homes by Thursday night.
However, mountainous areas in New Taipei, Yunlin, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Kinmen would not see complete restoration until Friday night.
Power outages, which affected the second highest number of households in Taiwan’s history, were concentrated in Taichung (237,000), Kaohsiung (150,000), Changhua (110,000) and Yunlin (103,000), where restoration efforts were still underway, according to a Taipower statement.
As of press time, at least 50,000 units in Tainan were still without power.
During an inspection of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, President Tsai Ing-wen said she was pleased to see that operations at the airport were going smoothly. Earlier this year, the airport saw severe flooding, leading to widespread flight cancellations. [FULL STORY]
