2023-09-03 03:57:57
– Nearly 3,000 evacuations in Taiwan before the arrival of Typhoon Haikui
Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas in eastern Taiwan on Sunday ahead of Typhoon Haikui, expected in the evening, authorities said.
Posted today at 05:57
The first typhoon to make landfall in Taiwan in four years.
AFP
The Interior Ministry said more than 2,800 people had been evacuated from seven towns on the island, mostly in mountainous Hualien county. Haikui has already caused heavy rains in the morning and blows winds of around 140 km / h. It is due to make landfall in the Taitung region, neighboring Hualien County, at 5 p.m. local time (0900 GMT).
More than 200 domestic flights were canceled and schools and offices closed in the south and east of the island. It must be “the first typhoon to make landfall in Taiwan in four years,” President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday. As of 9 a.m. local time (0100 GMT), Haikui was regarding 180 kilometers east of the island, according to Taiwan’s Central Meteorological Bureau.
One death in 2019 during a storm
“It has strengthened somewhat since yesterday (Saturday),” noted its deputy director, Fong Chin-tzu, during a press conference during which he called on the population to “stay on their guard”. .
Haikui “is expected to pose a considerable threat to most parts of Taiwan with winds, rains and waves,” he warned, adding that the storm would then head west towards the Taiwan Strait. Monday.
But it must be less powerful than Saola, which had raised high alerts in Hong Kong and southern China before degrading into a tropical storm on Saturday. The last major storm to hit the island was Typhoon Bailu, which claimed one death in 2019.
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