Hundreds evacuate as Typhoon Podul heads to Taiwan
Taiwan is regularly hit by typhoons, generally along its mountainous, sparsely populated east coast facing the Pacific.
The mid-strength Typhoon Podul, packing gusts of as much as 155km/h, was heading for the southeastern city of Taitung as it intensifies and was expected to make landfall on Wednesday, weather officials said.
In the eastern county of Hualien, nearly 700 people will be evacuated from their homes to guard against the risk of overflow from a natural dam formed after a landslide caused by a previous typhoon.
"We must especially urge people living downstream to follow government instructions and evacuate," said Chu Chung-jui, an official of the National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction.
"Authorities are closely monitoring this landslide lake," he told a Taipei briefing.
After making landfall, the storm was expected to hit the densely populated western coast before heading for China's southern province of Fujian later this week.
As much as 600mm of rain was forecast in southern mountainous areas over the next few days, the Central Weather Administration said.
Authorities in the south were also working to evacuate those whose homes were damaged by a July typhoon that brought record winds and damaged the electricity grid in a rare direct hit to Taiwan's west coast.
More than a year's rainfall fell in a single week this month in parts of southern Taiwan, setting off widespread landslides and flooding, with four deaths.
with EFE
Authorities in Taiwan are scrambling to evacuate hundreds ahead of a possible landfall by Typhoon Podul on the island's southeastern coast, while nearby areas battle to recover from floods and record winds brought by previous storms.
Taiwan is regularly hit by typhoons, generally along its mountainous, sparsely populated east coast facing the Pacific.
The mid-strength Typhoon Podul, packing gusts of as much as 155km/h, was heading for the southeastern city of Taitung as it intensifies and was expected to make landfall on Wednesday, weather officials said.
In the eastern county of Hualien, nearly 700 people will be evacuated from their homes to guard against the risk of overflow from a natural dam formed after a landslide caused by a previous typhoon.
"We must especially urge people living downstream to follow government instructions and evacuate," said Chu Chung-jui, an official of the National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction.
"Authorities are closely monitoring this landslide lake," he told a Taipei briefing.
After making landfall, the storm was expected to hit the densely populated western coast before heading for China's southern province of Fujian later this week.
As much as 600mm of rain was forecast in southern mountainous areas over the next few days, the Central Weather Administration said.
Authorities in the south were also working to evacuate those whose homes were damaged by a July typhoon that brought record winds and damaged the electricity grid in a rare direct hit to Taiwan's west coast.
More than a year's rainfall fell in a single week this month in parts of southern Taiwan, setting off widespread landslides and flooding, with four deaths.
with EFE
Authorities in Taiwan are scrambling to evacuate hundreds ahead of a possible landfall by Typhoon Podul on the island's southeastern coast, while nearby areas battle to recover from floods and record winds brought by previous storms.
Taiwan is regularly hit by typhoons, generally along its mountainous, sparsely populated east coast facing the Pacific.
The mid-strength Typhoon Podul, packing gusts of as much as 155km/h, was heading for the southeastern city of Taitung as it intensifies and was expected to make landfall on Wednesday, weather officials said.
In the eastern county of Hualien, nearly 700 people will be evacuated from their homes to guard against the risk of overflow from a natural dam formed after a landslide caused by a previous typhoon.
"We must especially urge people living downstream to follow government instructions and evacuate," said Chu Chung-jui, an official of the National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction.
"Authorities are closely monitoring this landslide lake," he told a Taipei briefing.
After making landfall, the storm was expected to hit the densely populated western coast before heading for China's southern province of Fujian later this week.
As much as 600mm of rain was forecast in southern mountainous areas over the next few days, the Central Weather Administration said.
Authorities in the south were also working to evacuate those whose homes were damaged by a July typhoon that brought record winds and damaged the electricity grid in a rare direct hit to Taiwan's west coast.
More than a year's rainfall fell in a single week this month in parts of southern Taiwan, setting off widespread landslides and flooding, with four deaths.
with EFE
Authorities in Taiwan are scrambling to evacuate hundreds ahead of a possible landfall by Typhoon Podul on the island's southeastern coast, while nearby areas battle to recover from floods and record winds brought by previous storms.
Taiwan is regularly hit by typhoons, generally along its mountainous, sparsely populated east coast facing the Pacific.
The mid-strength Typhoon Podul, packing gusts of as much as 155km/h, was heading for the southeastern city of Taitung as it intensifies and was expected to make landfall on Wednesday, weather officials said.
In the eastern county of Hualien, nearly 700 people will be evacuated from their homes to guard against the risk of overflow from a natural dam formed after a landslide caused by a previous typhoon.
"We must especially urge people living downstream to follow government instructions and evacuate," said Chu Chung-jui, an official of the National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction.
"Authorities are closely monitoring this landslide lake," he told a Taipei briefing.
After making landfall, the storm was expected to hit the densely populated western coast before heading for China's southern province of Fujian later this week.
As much as 600mm of rain was forecast in southern mountainous areas over the next few days, the Central Weather Administration said.
Authorities in the south were also working to evacuate those whose homes were damaged by a July typhoon that brought record winds and damaged the electricity grid in a rare direct hit to Taiwan's west coast.
More than a year's rainfall fell in a single week this month in parts of southern Taiwan, setting off widespread landslides and flooding, with four deaths.
with EFE
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