Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/07/29
By: Christie Chen
Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Thousands of people had been evacuated and over 100,000
As of 7 p.m. Saturday, 8,760 people had been evacuated to safety, and 1,574 of them were sheltered in 59 locations, figures from the center show.
Meanwhile, a total of 101,910 households in Taiwan had experienced power outages, but more than 40,000 households had had their power restored as of 9 p.m., leaving over 61,000 without power, according to the center.
The main areas where the power outages struck were Yilan, Pingtung and Hualien counties, and New Taipei. [FULL STORY]