Earth Watch Report- Storms
Photo By Mandy Cheng
A motorcycle drives past a
damaged tin roof and traffic signs, caused by typhoon Soulik, in Taipei,
on July 13, 2013. Soulik has battered Taiwan with torrential rain and
powerful winds that left two people dead and at least 100 injured
Photo By Mark Ralston
Vehicles damaged by fallen trees
after Typhoon Soulik hit Taipei, on July 13, 2013. Typhoon Soulik has
battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful winds that left two
people dead and at least 100 injured
....| Today | Tropical Storm | Taiwan | Multiple areas, [Northern regions] |  |  |
Tropical Storm in Taiwan on Saturday, 13 July, 2013 at 10:59 (10:59 AM) UTC.
| Description | |
| Thousands of people were evacuated in Taiwan as a powerful typhoon made landfall on the northern part of the island. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said Typhoon Soulik hit the northeast coast early Saturday morning. Businesses and schools were closed and residents were advised to stay indoors. Taiwan's China Airlines and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways have warned of significant flight cancellations. |
Two dead, 100 injured as Typhoon Soulik hits Taiwan
By Amber Wang | AFP News – 2 hours 27 minutes ago
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NASA satellite image shows typhoon Soulik approaching Taiwan, on July
12, 2013. Soulik has battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful
winds that left two people dead and at least 100 injured
Typhoon
Soulik battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful winds on
Saturday that left two people dead and at least 100 injured.
Roofs were ripped from homes, debris and fallen trees littered the streets, and some areas were submerged by flood waters.One town in central Taiwan reported "widespread" landslides and water levels a storey high.
Around 8,000 people were evacuated from their homes before the typhoon struck, with hundreds of soldiers deployed to high-risk areas and the whole island declared an "alert zone" by the authorities.
In the capital Taipei, a 50-year-old police officer died after being hit by bricks that came loose during the typhoon, the Central Emergency Operation Centre said.
A 54-year-old woman from central Miaoli county died after falling from the roof of her home, the centre added.
In Taichung city, a man was missing after falling into a river.
Some 104 people were reported injured, mostly by trees or flying debris, with the majority recorded in Taichung.
Soulik made landfall on the northeast coast around 03:00 am Saturday (2000 GMT Friday), packing winds of up to 190 kilometres an hour (118 miles), the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said.
Strong winds battered the island for much of the day but at 5:00 pm (0900 GMT) the CWB downgraded Soulik to a tropical storm and lifted the land warning as it churned towards mainland China.
Nine people were rescued from flooded homes in the Shiangshan area of Puli, a town in central Nantou county, which was also hit by landslides.
"The water came very fast, catching residents totally unprepared -- in some areas, it was one-storey deep," township official Wu Yuan-ming told AFP.
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