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Super Typhoon Meranti lashes Taiwan
Strong winds, flooding reported.
September 15, 2016
Super Typhoon Meranti delivered very strong wind, high storm surge, and flooding precipitation to southern Taiwan as it passed through Luzon Strait near noon local time Wednesday, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide,
It is the strongest storm in the world this year and the most intense typhoon since Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in 2013. Meranti also impacted northern Philippine islands and recently made landfall on mainland China early Thursday local time.
“Although Meranti did not make landfall on Taiwan, most of the country has been impacted by the extreme winds and substantial precipitation – rainfall totals as great as 700 millimeters have been reported – due to the massive, 560-kilometer windfield,” said Dr. Peter Sousounis, assistant vice president and director of meteorology, AIR Worldwide.
Meranti closely follows deadly Typhoon Nepartak, which struck central and southern Taiwan and coastal China in July.
The Taiwan Central Emergency Operating Center reported that approximately 1,500 people have been evacuated, many from mountainous areas with a high risk of mudslides. Upwards of 4,000 members of the military and police have been assigned to provide support for possible additional evacuations.
According to government authorities, more than 260,000 households have lost power in southern Taiwan, and two nuclear power plants reportedly were shut as a precaution. Throughout southern Taiwan, schools and businesses were closed, including in Kaohsiung City and the counties of Hualilen, Penghu, Pingtung, and Taitung. Travel has been widely impacted, with hundreds of domestic and international flights canceled, train service suspended, and bus service curtailed.
Super Typhoon Meranti lashes Taiwan
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