BEIJING: Typhoon Megi smashed into the Chinese mainland with winds of around 120 kilometers (75 miles) an hour on Wednesday morning, killing one person, after leaving a trail of destruction and four people dead in Taiwan. At its peak, Megi knocked out power for close to 3.8 million households, the second worst on record after the outage caused by Typhoon Soudelor in August 2015. “Fallen trees and signboards brought down many power lines and electrical poles, leading to severe power outages across the island,” Taiwan Power Company said. Megi hit as parts of the island were still recovering from Typhoon Meranti earlier this month, the strongest storm on the island for 21 years. Meranti, which left one dead in Taiwan before killing 28 others as it moved to eastern China, was followed closely by the smaller Typhoon Malakas.

Source: Manila Times September 28, 2016 12:00 UTC