Thousands with out energy after Typhoon Haikui batters Taiwan

Published: September 04, 2023

AFP

Taiwan labored to revive energy to greater than 30,000 households after Typhoon Haikui barrelled into the east and south of the island, as cities and counties within the affected areas closed faculties and companies and home airways cancelled flights.

Haikui made landfall within the mountainous and sparsely populated far southeast of Taiwan on Sunday afternoon, the primary hurricane to immediately hit Taiwan in 4 years. It then moved throughout the southern a part of the island.

State-run utility Taipower mentioned Haikui knocked out energy for greater than 240,000 households however that fewer than 34,000 have been nonetheless ready for electrical energy to be restored as of Monday, round half of these within the japanese county of Taitung.

Counties and cities throughout southern, japanese and central Taiwan cancelled lessons and declared a break day for staff on Monday. In capital metropolis Taipei there have been sporadic gusty rain showers.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, mentioned its vegetation in Taiwan have been working usually and had not been affected by the storm.

Taiwan’s fireplace division reported 5 accidents because of the hurricane however no deaths. Taiwan’s authorities mentioned greater than 7,000 folks had been evacuated, primarily within the south and east.

Taiwan airways cancelled 189 home flights on Monday, with solely a handful scheduled to fly, whereas ferry companies to surrounding islands have been additionally suspended. There was much less disruption to worldwide flights, with solely 23 cancelled, the Civil Aeronautics Administration mentioned.

Haikui is far weaker than Typhoon Saola, which hit Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Saturday.

As of Monday morning, Haikui had began to enter the Taiwan Strait and head in direction of China, Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau mentioned. It will proceed to convey heavy rain throughout Taiwan into the center of the week.

China’s nationwide climate and ocean forecasters issued alerts early on Monday for Haikui, warning of robust winds and enormous waves round coastal provinces Fujian and Guangdong and advised ships to take precaution, Chinese state media reported.

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