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Agence France-Presse

Taiwan braced for its second storm in two days on Sunday after Typhoon Nesat battered the island, leaving at least 103 injured, and causing flooding and widespread power outages.
Much of Taiwan came to a standstill on Saturday after Nesat made landfall in eastern Yilan county, whipping up massive waves of over 15m and dumping up to 58cm of rain in the southern region of Pingtung.

The typhoon moved away on Sunday as tropical storm Haitang churned towards the south of the island. It was expected to make landfall in the evening, according to the Central Weather Bureau.
It was the first time in 50 years that Taiwan had issued warnings for two typhoons.
“Haitang is gaining some strength and it is expected to bring heavy rains to central and southern Taiwan from tonight to tomorrow,” forecaster Lin Ting-i said on Sunday.
The storm was 170km southwest of Eluanbi, the southernmost tip of the island at 11am. More than 10,000 people had to be evacuated on Saturday, with 5,338 soldiers deployed for disaster relief.
Most train services were suspended and more than 300 domestic and international flights were cancelled or delayed.

Hong Kong expected to feel heat over weekend as tropical storm Nesat nears
At least 103 people were injured, mostly after being hit by falling objects or in car accidents, while some slipped in the bad weather, according to the central emergency operation centre.
Nearly half a million households were without electricity as Nesat pounded the island with downpours and winds of up to 180km/h.
Pingtung had suffered the worst flooding as of Saturday night, with about 200 residents stranded and later rescued. Images showed flooded homes and motorcyclists pushing their vehicles through water.
About 140,000 households were still without electricity on Sunday, though rail services had mostly resumed.

High pollution readings recorded in Hong Kong as typhoon heads for mainland China
Television footage showed soldiers sending food to some homes in Pingtung where streets remained flooded.
Taiwan’s second largest airline EVA Airways said it had cancelled about 50 flights after more than 500 flight attendants took typhoon days off, affecting about 30,000 passengers.
Although Nesat was Taiwan’s first typhoon this year, the island was pounded by heavy rains last month. At least one person was killed after 600mm of rain fell in under 11 hours in some areas.
Nesat made landfall in Fuqing, China’s southeast Fujian province, about 6am on Sunday, according to state media, with authorities issuing a red typhoon alert – the highest in China’s four-tier, colour-coded warning system.
Observatory lowers signal as Typhoon Merbok leaves after pounding Hong Kong
Emergency response efforts had begun in neighbouring Zhejiang province, where more than 3,000 people had been evacuated, China News Service reported.
Another typhoon, “Begonia”, is expected to make landfall in Fujian either Sunday evening or Monday morning.


Taiwan braces for second storm after Typhoon Nesat injures 103

Taiwanese workers remove an uprooted tree that fell on a car on Sunday after the island was struck by Typhoon Nesat. Photo: EPA

A woman falls as Typhoon Nesat hits Taipei, Taiwan July 29, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Residents walk against the wind as Typhoon Nesat hits New Taipei City in northern Taiwan on July 29, 2017. Taiwan came to a standstill on July 29 with power knocked out for part of the island as it braced for its first typhoon of the year. / AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH

epa06117038 A handout photo made available by the Taiwan Military News Agency shows soldiers riding an amoured vehicle to deliver food and drinking water to people stranded in flooded areas in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, 30 July 2017. Typhoon Nesat hit Taiwan on 29 July, cutting off electricity to more than 100,000 homes and leaving many areas flooded in southern and eastern Taiwan. EPA/TAIWAN MILITARY NEWS AGENCY HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Tropical storm Haitang expected to make landfall Sunday evening as island issues warnings for two typhoons for first time in 50 years
