All typhoons in Taiwan are over-rated!! Ok, most, not all. Apparently the media does it so that they don't get 'blamed' if a real mega one comes. How typical to shrink from responsibilities!
From a mega typhoon to a mediocre one BUT enough to cause enough rain so that we are not able to BBQ this Mooncake Festival!! :( And we were so looking forward to bbq at Tania's!!
"Typhoon Sinlaku lashed Taiwan on Saturday with powerful winds and heavy rains across the island that disrupted flights and train services as well as celebrations for a major holiday.
The typhoon also disrupted power and telephone services in nearly 50,000 households, the agency said.
Schools across the island were shut down for the weekend as a precaution and thousands of fishing boats were also sheltering in ports.
Organisers have cancelled or postponed outdoor celebrations in Taipei and several other cities for the weekend's Mid-Autumn Festival.
"Sinlaku is expected to be nearest early Sunday but its impact is likely to last till Monday as it is moving very slowly," a Central Weather Bureau forecaster said.
At 14:30 pm, Sinlaku was 90 kilometres east-southeast of Ilan on the northeast coast, moving at six kilometres per hour.
The bureau has warned residents across the island, particularly those in coastal and mountain regions, to take precautions against flooding and mudslides as the typhoon is likely to generate rainfall of up to 1,300 millimetres (50 inches)."
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