TAITUNG: Typhoon Koinu grazed the southern edge of Taiwan today, lashing the island with the strongest winds it has ever recorded and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.
Koinu made landfall in the island’s southernmost Cape Eluanbi this morning and was weakening as it moved 80 kilometresoff the coast by 1.00pm local time, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration.Pan Huang Kui-chun, a 68-year-old temple keeper in southern Pingtung county, said it was “terrifying” watching powerful winds bring down power poles in his neighbourhood.
Experts say climate change has made the paths of tropical storms harder to forecast while increasing their intensity — leading to heavy rains, flash floods and strong gusts.Rain-drenched streets were deserted today in Taiwan’s southern Taitung and Pingtung counties, with strong winds knocking over street signs and tearing off metal roofing.
Downed electricity lines littered the roadside in Pingtung as work crews attempted to bring in fresh poles by truck. A supervisor told AFP it would take at least two days to restore the power.
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