Thousands without power after Typhoon Haikui batters Taiwan
Monday, 4 September 2023 Taiwan is working to restore power to over 40,000 households after Typhoon Haikui hit the east and south of the island. Schools and businesses in affected areas have closed, and domestic flights have been cancelled. The typhoon knocked out power for over 160,000 households, with 50,000 still awaiting restoration. There were five reported injuries but no deaths. Taiwan's government has evacuated over 7,000 people. Haikui is weaker than Typhoon Saola, which hit Hong Kong and Guangdong.
More than 40 people have been injured in Taiwan after Typhoon Haikui ripped across the island, uprooting trees and forcing thousands to evacuate. The storm - which made its first landfall yesterday on the east coast - was the first to directly hit the island in four years. Amid torrential rain and...
Typhoon Haikui toppled hundreds of trees, damaged coastal roads and dumped torrential rains across Taiwan Monday before it weakened into a severe storm and headed for southern China.
Residents in southeastern Taiwan batten down the hatches as Typhoon Haikui bears down on the island nation. Around 2,800 people have been evacuated from seven cities in areas expected to be worst hit..
Typhoon Saola has made landfall in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong as violent winds lashed nearby Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau, leaving at least one dead and a trail of destruction and..
Monday, 4 September 2023
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