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Taiwan evacuated about 8,300 people from coastal and mountainous areas and closed schools A tropical storm was expected to strike the south of the island. On Wednesday.
When Fang-Wong attacked he had tremendous storm power philippines on sunday, Floods, landslides, power cuts and at least 27 deathsIt was still at tropical storm strength Wednesday morning, but is expected to continue to lose wind speed and size as it moves toward Taiwan,
At least 51 people were injured as of Wednesday morning due to heavy rains and flooding caused by the storm, according to the national fire agency.
Authorities evacuated 8,326 people, most of them from eastern Hualien County, where the September storm killed 18 people.
On Tuesday, a drain in a village in Hualien was filled with water. Pictures published in local media show a car floating in flood water.
schools And offices were closed in central and southern parts of Taiwan, including Kaohsiung, Taichung and coastal cities. I think As well as Pingtung, Chiayi and Miaoli counties. Capital, taipeiIn the north of the island, operated normally.
As of Wednesday morning, Fung-Wong was in the South China Sea about 140 km southwest of Taiwan, moving north-northeast at 16 km per hour. It was scheduled to make landfall during the afternoon or evening and enter the southern part of the island before dissipating.
The storm had maximum winds of 65 kmph and even stronger gusts.
Authorities asked people to avoid going to the beach, where waves of up to 3-5 meters were expected. Signboards, fences and flower pots had to be secured in anticipation of high winds.
More than 623,300 people remained in evacuation centers in the Philippines on Wednesday, according to the Office of Civil Defense.
Many of the deaths in the Philippines were caused by landslides in the Cordillera, a mountainous region popular among backpackers and vacationers for its tree-lined towns, cool breezes, strawberry fields and rice terraces.