Taiwan Travel: 5 things you should know about Typhoon Chan-hom

By 10/07/2015Taiwan

Last year I was in Taiwan for more than a month and Typhoon Matmo struck the island. This year, the same thing has happened! Here are 5 things you should know about Typhoon Chan-hom:

  1. The typhoon is expected to barely touch the northern part of Taiwan but then it will make landfall in Zhejiang province in China.
  1. Preparations are well underway in Taiwan; schools and public institutions are officially closed today, Friday 10th, 2015. Private businesses, such as 7-Eleven convenience stores, are still open.
  1. Reports from Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau suggest that Taiwan will be saved from the wrath of Chan-hom but the island nation will still be affected by heavy rain and strong winds.
  1. Until now, 23 people have been injured by Typhoon Chan-hom.
  1. Early on Friday morning the typhoon hit the islands of Okinawa and Miyako with winds travelling as fast as 234 km/h.

This morning I went for a walk… Watch this video to see the damage this kind of wind speed can do:


Stay safe everyone!

 

Author V.M. Simandan

is a Beijing-based Romanian positive psychology counsellor and former competitive archer

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  • guy says:

    luckily never been a typhoon yet, glad u made it out alive

    seen some strong winds and torrential downpours but not a legit typhoon

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