TAIPEI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — Bringing strong winds and heavy rain, typhoon Megi left more than 1.9 million homes without power in Taiwan, according to Taiwan Power Company on Tuesday.
According to the company, around 1.5 million households were still cut off from the power grid as of 3:33 p.m. Tuesday.
The typhoon made landfall at Hualien City in the east part of the island at about 2:00 p.m., carrying top wind speeds of 198 km per hour, according to the island’s meteorological agency, which issued land and sea warnings for the storm system.
The typhoon grounded flights and suspended train services on the island, in addition to forcing schools and businesses to close, according to local authorities.
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