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Typhoon Podul hits island off Taiwan's east coast, strong winds, rain
STORY: :: Typhoon Podul unleashes strong winds and rain on an island off Taiwan's east coast
:: August 13, 2025
:: Green Island, Taiwan
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Eyewitness footage from the island on Wednesday showed knocked over scooters lying on a rain-soaked street and grass swaying violently in the wind.
Reuters was able to independently verify the location of the video by the building exterior, structure and utility pole which matched file and satellite images. Reuters was able to verify the date of the footage from the original file metadata.
Typhoon Podul hit Taiwan's sparsely populated southeast coast on Wednesday, packing winds of up to 191 kph (118 mph), as a large swathe of southern and eastern parts of the island shut down and hundreds of flights were cancelled.
Taiwan is regularly hit by typhoons, generally along its mountainous east coast facing the Pacific.
