Typhoon Fung-wong floods Taiwan; thousands evacuated, dozens hurt
“Taiwan moved thousands to safety as Typhoon Fung-wong inundated eastern regions and injured dozens.”
Key points
- Taiwan moved thousands to safety as Typhoon Fung-wong inundated eastern regions and injured dozens.
- Authorities shut schools and businesses and warned of more flooding and landslides as the storm tracks south.
- The system is forecast to graze Taiwan before heading back into the Pacific.
Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people as Typhoon Fung-wong dumped torrential rain across the island, triggering neck-high flooding in parts of the east. Authorities said at least 51 people were injured, with schools and offices shut across many southern districts.
Television images showed soldiers rescuing stranded residents in Yilan county, where rainfall totals peaked at 794 mm in a single day. Officials said a northern monsoon amplified the storm's late-season rainfall.
Forecasters expect the storm to skim Taiwan's southern tip before moving back over the Pacific. Fung-wong weakened after lashing the Philippines but is still packing dangerous rains that could trigger more flash floods and landslides.
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