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| 15.07.2013 | Tropical Storm | Taiwan | Multiple areas, [Northern regions] |  |  |
Tropical Storm in Taiwan on Saturday, 13 July, 2013 at 10:59 (10:59 AM) UTC.
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| 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. |
Tropical Storm in Taiwan on Saturday, 13 July, 2013 at 10:59 (10:59 AM) UTC.
Back| Updated: | Sunday, 14 July, 2013 at 04:55 UTC |
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| Typhoon
Soulik has battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful winds,
leaving one person dead and at least 30 injured. Roofs were ripped from
homes, debris and fallen trees littered the streets and some areas were
submerged by flood waters during Saturday's wild weather. One town in
central Taiwan reported "widespread" landslides and water levels a
storey high. More heavy rain and strong winds are predicted throughout
Saturday with the authorities warning of further landslides and
flooding. Around 8000 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. Three people were left seriously injured with 31
reported hurt across the island, most injured by trees or flying debris.
Soulik made landfall on the northeast coast around 3am Saturday (0600
AEST), packing winds of up to 190km/h, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB)
said. "Heavy rains are expected throughout the day, especially in the mountainous areas in the centre and south," a weather forecaster from the bureau told AFP. Strong winds were also predicted, he said, but added that the CWB was likely to lift the current land warning on Saturday night as the threat from the typhoon diminishes and it churns 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. The nine caught in the floodwaters were rescued by firefighters in rubber boats after the river broke its banks, Wu said. "Flooding and landslides were widespread in the town, especially in the areas near mountains," he added, calling the effects of the typhoon "more serious than we predicted". Landslides reached the backyards of residents' homes but they had already evacuated, Wu said. A major landslide on a mountain road leading to Taian, a central town famous for its hot spring resorts, was also reported by local media. The northern village of Bailan saw the heaviest rain, measuring 900mm over the past two days, with winds gusting up to 220km/h. Streets were submerged under 30cm of seawater in the port city of Keelung, the National Fire Agency said, with flooding also reported in the coastal area of Yilan and in New Taipei City, the area surrounding the capital. Low-lying houses along the Hsintien River through greater Taipei were flooded, including one aboriginal village from which residents had been evacuated Friday, a police officer told AFP. Local television showed roofs ripped from homes in northern Keelung and in Taipei, where 120km/h winds and downpours disrupted power, uprooted trees and left the streets strewn with rubbish. Across Taiwan, electricity supplies in nearly 800,000 homes were down but half had been restored by Saturday afternoon, according to the Taiwan Power Company. Around 170 flights into and out of Taiwan were cancelled or delayed, while offices and schools remained closed, with the public advised to stay indoors. | |
Tropical Storm in Taiwan on Saturday, 13 July, 2013 at 10:59 (10:59 AM) UTC.
Back| Updated: | Monday, 15 July, 2013 at 03:05 UTC |
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| Typhoon Soulik's strong winds caused one of the reactors at Taiwan's First Nuclear Power Plant to automatically shut down as part of precautionary measures twice on Saturday. At 2:50 a.m. on July 13, strong winds knocked out systems designed to reduce the likelihood of direct lighting strikes on the facility at the plant's number two reactor unit, resulting in an automatic shutdown. While repairs were carried out on the system, the reading for the number of neutrons became exceedingly high, once again leading to an emergency shutdown as part of protection measures. Taiwan Power Co. nuclear energy spokesman Tsai Fu-feng said both shutdowns are part of protection measures and “there are no safety concerns.” Tsai said however that there is room for improvement in the handling of the power plant. Taipower, as Taiwan Power Company is otherwise known, said yesterday that the affected lighting-reduction systems had been fixed. Taipower said it had planned to submit a report regarding the incident to the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) by yesterday afternoon, though no confirmation of this submission was available at the time of going to print. Upon the report's approval at the AEC, the power plant is expected to be reconnected to the national power grid. It may take between 8 and 12 hours for activation at the earliest. The typhoon also led to a significant amount of detritus blocking the water inlet. The company will not only need to acquire approval from the AEC but also fix the blockage before the power plant resumes normal function. Tsai said the shutdown would not affect the country's power supply. To meet the high electricity demand of summer days, Taipower may transfer power from Southern or Central Taiwan to fill the gap, Tsai said. The AEC said similar incidents have happened at the country's nuclear power plants, and is still waiting on Taipower's report for a detailed explanation of the cause and description of the accompanying procedures for handling the accident. | |
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A house sits half submerged in floodwaters caused by typhoon Soulik in Taipei on July 13, 2013. (Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images)
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HUFFINGTON POST
Typhoon Soulik, Torrential Rains Leave At Least 295 Dead Or Missing In China
Agence France Presse | By Posted: 07/15/2013 10:07 am EDT | Updated: 07/15/2013 10:11 am EDT
Torrential rains have battered the southwestern province of Sichuan since July 7 and have led to 68 deaths, with another 179 people missing, the ministry of civil affairs said in a statement.
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