Typhoon Haikui made landfall in coastal Taitung a mountainous county in lesserpopulated eastern Taiwan . Residents hunkered down indoors in the dark as strong gusts of wind sent fallen trees and dislodged water tanks flying in the air . Nearly people were evacuated from highrisk areas hundreds of flights cancelled and businesses closed in preparation for the storm .
Authorities have reported two minor injuries in Hualien county a mountainous region where a warning for flash floods was issued after a fallen tree hit a car . The last major storm to hit Taiwan was Typhoon Bailu in which killed one person in which one person was killed .
The typhoon has gathered speed since yesterday and at pm pm was carrying sustained winds of about km per hour. Rain and wind will be most intense and its impact will be the most obvious during this period after landfall said a spokesperson with the weather bureau adding that the typhoon will move into the Taiwan Strait by Monday afternoon .
The storm is expected to move into Monday afternoon. The last typhoon to hit the island was Typhoon. In Taituku was Typhoon Hai Hai Hai, which hit Taiwan last year, which killed a person in 2010 . Hai Hai . Hai. Hai Hai has been reported to be carrying sustained Winds of about 30km per hour; at pm is carrying winds of around 30mph; .
Hai is due to move to the coast of the coast;. Hai is also expected to reach the coast. Hai was reported to arrive in the mid-air; and at the coast’s mid-afternoon’Sai is expected’re in the middle of the morning’‘“’t’.
