Landslides caused by Typhoon Megi kill 13 in China

October 1, 2016 3:45 PM 3:50 PM | Skymet Weather Team

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Strong Typhoon Megi in Philippines Sea has finally made landfall in northeastern Taiwan on Tuesday, injuring over 38 people. Millions of homes were left without power as squally winds snapped the electricity across region.

The storm has already triggered massive rainfall, as Yilan County reported around 965 mm of rainfall.

According to Skymet Weather, Megi will continue to move across Taiwan, producing destructive winds and flooding rain throughout Tuesday.

Thereafter, the system is likely to weaken but will still make a second landfall in Fujian, Southeast China after the next 24 hours.

Taiwan and Southeast China will continue to witness some inclement weather during the next 24 hours.

Weathermen predict that winds are gusting up to 200 kmph, with some torrential rainfall exceeding 250 mm in several areas. Meanwhile, hilly region could see rains above 500 mm.

Although Megi will pass well to the south of Taipei, but the city could still get damaging winds gusting up to 115-145 kmph.
According to weathermen, Megi is likely to start weakening as it travels across the land in Southeast China, subsequently dissipating Wednesday onwards into Thursday. However, torrential rains will continue to batter the region throughout.

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