TAIPEI, Taiwan: Typhoon Koinu is approaching and may land later this year, bringing winds and storms to the southeast of the peninsula. Taiwan issued a wind update on Tuesday( Oct 3 ).
Following the issuance of a water alert late on Monday, the weather ministry issued an alert for the land on Tuesday. According to the agency, Koinu was moving west with sustained winds of 162 kmh close to its center.
Early on Wednesday, experts predicted that Taiwan’s southern and eastern regions would experience strong winds and thunderstorms, and the southeast region of the island might experience ashore on Thursday.
On Tuesday, the government was denied access to the shores in Kenting National Park, at the southernmost point of Taiwan. In the meantime, some coastal and mountainous regions were listed as possible hazard zones by the local authorities in southeast Taitung County.
According to Chinese climate officials, Koinu may land anywhere along Taiwan’s southern coast, move the island without doing so, and then move westward from Wednesday night to Thursday morning with less force.
Authorities in Zhangzhou, a area in southeast China, requested that fish ships return to port by Wednesday night and halted ferry service on Thursday and Friday.
The wind bureau in the Philippines, which was spared the immediate effects of the typhoon, had issued storm alerts and forewarned of potential flooding and landslides, particularly in mountainous areas.
Earlier in September, storms Haikui made landfall in Taiwan for the first time in a long time. It uprooted plants, wrecked vehicles, and hurt dozens of people, but it didn’t do any serious harm.