At least six people have been confirmed dead, four missing and over
sixty seriously injured when Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan early this
morning Saturday August 8th. Taiwan Power, the island's main power
company, said 2.94 million households are currently without power.
Hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled, according to Taiwan
authorities.
Thousands of people were evacuated as the storm approached and the
island's military put tens of thousands of troops and thousands of
vehicles on stand-by for rescue operations.
The storm made landfall early in the morning on the
island's east-coast counties of Yilan and Hualien, bringing up to 1,000
mm (39 inches) of rain in mountainous northeastern areas and wind
gusting up to 200 kph (124mph).
Typhoon Soudelor is expected to cross the Taiwan Strait and hit the
Chinese province of Fujian late today. Some photos below...
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Photos: Powerful typhoon hits Taiwan. 6 dead, over a 100 seriously injured
Description : At least six people have been confirmed dead, four missing and over sixty seriously injured when Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan early this ...
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