Flooding in southern Taiwan after Typhoon Gaemi hits

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STORY: :: Eyewitness video shows flooded streets in southern Taiwan after Typhoon Gaemi

:: July 25, 2024

:: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Businesses were shut and roads inundated in floodwater in Taiwan’s southern city of Kaohsiung, after Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on the island on Thursday (July 25), bringing heavy rains and floods killing at least two people.

Gaemi made landfall around midnight (1600 GMT Wednesday) on the northeastern coast of Taiwan in Yilan county. It is the strongest typhoon to hit the island in eight years and was packing gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph) before weakening, according to the Central Weather Administration.

The storm cut power to around half a million households in Taiwan, though most are now back online, utility Taipower said.

It is expected to bring down more rain across Taiwan, with offices and schools as well as the financial markets closed for a second day on Thursday.