TAIPEI: Typhoon Megi made landfall in Taiwan Tuesday, the third storm to hit the island in two weeks, with thousands evacuated, schools and offices closed and hundreds of flights disrupted. “Typhoon Megi has maintained its strength after making landfall and will continue to bring strong winds and rains till tomorrow morning,” said forecaster Shang Ching-sheng. At 0800 GMT Megi was 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of the eastern county of Hualien, packing gusts of up to 198 kilometers per hour. Those areas are still recovering from damage brought by Super Typhoon Meranti earlier this month — the strongest storm for 21 years to hit Taiwan. Meranti, which left one dead in Taiwan before killing another 28 as it moved to eastern China, was followed closely by the smaller Typhoon Malakas.

Source: Manila Times September 27, 2016 09:33 UTC