Extreme flooding in Taiwan's coastal city of Kaohsiung as Typhoon Krathon hits

Описание: (3 Oct 2024)
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Kaohsiung - 3 October 2024
1. Various of flooded street, partly submerged motorcycles
2. Residents waiting in front of building
3. Parked motorcycles
4. Resident riding motorcycle through flood water
5. Various of damaged shop front
6. Pan of fallen branches
7. Wide of resident walking
8. Car driving on flooded street
9. Parked car and fallen tree
10. Residents walking in the rain, car reversing
11. Cars at an intersection
12. Mid of fallen tree and damaged motorcycles
13. Residents on flooded street
14. Various of fallen trees
15. Various of shop using sandbags to shield out flood
16. Mid of resident moving a wooden board
17. Various of fallen traffic light and signs
18. Wide of ambulance
STORYLINE:
Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in the major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to southern and southeastern parts of Taiwan, according to weather authorities.

Krathon made landfall in the industrial Siaogang District of Kaohsiung around 12:40 p.m., the Central Weather Administration said.

The typhoon packed maximum sustained winds of 126 kph (78 mph) near its center, with gusts of 162 kph (101 mph).

The typhoon is forecast to move slowly north and weaken into a tropical depression by Friday before it reaches the capital, Taipei.

Kaohsiung earlier urged its residents to take cover from potentially disastrous winds.

The slow-moving typhoon, which has been inching toward Taiwan at a speed of about 4 kph (2.5 mph), doused eastern and southern parts of the island over the past five days, forcing thousands to evacuate from mountainous or low-lying areas.

Schools and government offices have been shut around the island for two days, and all domestic flights have been canceled.

Gusts and heavy rains pelted the empty streets.

Many residents woke up Thursday to mobile phone alerts urging them to take shelter from the potentially dangerous winds.

The weather administration posted a Facebook message warning Kaohsiung and Pingtung County residents to not go outside when the eye of the storm passes above their area and the weather calms briefly, because the winds and storms will pick up again afterward.

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