Archived Nearly 2 Million Without Power in Taiwan as Typhoon Soudelor Arrives (sputniknews.com)
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Archived Nearly 2 Million Without Power in Taiwan as Typhoon Soudelor Arrives (sputniknews.com)
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[–] Did_you_voat_for_me 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
The latest info on casualties is 6 dead. As a comparison the last typhoon of this magnitude (Morakot in 2009) left 461 people dead in Taiwan alone, so unfortunately I think we'll get plenty of bad news soon.
In addition to the insane wind speed the rainfall is unusually high for a typhoon. Here's what the river in Taipei (the capital) looks like (Source: my FB feed): http://imgur.com/XUmM8uD
Here's a local news clip of the aftermath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EKKr0PNQVY
Edit: updated casualties from 4 to 6 and added bit more info.
[–] k_digi [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
that in no way looks 'good'
[–] eltryggo ago
Damaging winds,flooding rains and no power. Sounds like hell.
[–] SheavePot ago
Mother nature is insane. How do you defend against that?