Typhoon Haikui Hits Taiwan... Over 100 Injured

Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of the season, struck Taiwan, causing over 100 injuries.

According to Taiwan's Central News Agency on the 4th, as Haikui hit Taiwan the previous day, injuries surged mainly in the southeastern region, and power outages occurred in about 250,000 households.

Taiwan's fire authorities reported that 116 people were injured due to Haikui, and they are investigating whether the cause of death of one person found dead on the street is related to the typhoon.

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In addition, water supply was cut off to about 13,000 households, and over 370 communication base stations experienced disruptions.

On the same day, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that restoration work for the power outages is underway, and they plan to complete electricity supply to all affected households by 11 p.m. that night. Due to the typhoon's impact, schools and businesses closed, and most flights were canceled.

However, the world's largest foundry company, TSMC, was not affected by the typhoon and is operating normally.

Haikui entered the Taiwan Strait that day and is heading toward China.

Chinese authorities expect Haikui to make landfall in the southern Fujian and Guangdong provinces on the morning of the 5th and have issued a yellow alert, a level 2 typhoon warning.

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