Super-Typhoon Lashes South Taiwan Leaving Thousands Without Power
- Super-Typhoon Meranti cuts power to more than 200,000 homes
- Some flights into and out of Kaohsiung airport cancelled
A truck is overturned in southern Pingtung county as Meranti hits southern Taiwan on Sept. 14.
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Record-breaking winds and heavy rains disrupted transport today as Super-Typhoon Meranti cut a path across southern Taiwan and headed toward China.
Almost 1,500 people required evacuation from threatened areas, the island’s emergency operation center said. So far no storm-related casualties have been reported. Taiwan Power Co., the state-run utility, estimated as many as 207,999 homes lost power on Wednesday.