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Typhoon Soudelor – which hit Taiwan in the early hours of Saturday, uprooted trees, brought down electricity poles and knocked out power to 4.3 million households, leaving eight dead and four missing.

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Postboxes in Taipei battered by typhoon become visitor attraction

“On Sunday alone, we estimated that around 4,000 people came. We’ve had to send three people over every day to help maintain order and traffic.”

Postboxes in Taipei battered by #TyphoonSoudelor become visitor attraction http://bit.ly/1NngNUW 

TAIPEI (AFP) – A pair of Taipei postboxes battered by the deadly Typhoon Soudelor over the weekend have become an unlikely attraction, drawing thousands of visitors and even serving as the backdrop to a wedding photo shoot.

The two iron mailboxes, one green and the other red, were bent out of shape by a billboard ripped from a nearby building by strong winds, and now stand as if leaning to the right.

“The mailboxes drew thousands of visitors the past three days,” said Tu Li-teng, an official from Chunghwa Post Co, which owns the boxes.

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/postboxes-in-taipei-battered-by-typhoon-become-visitor-attraction

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Taiwan residents afraid to take baths after Typhoon Soudelor leaves tap water muddy http://ebx.sh/1gZkTIT 

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CNN: Typhoon Soudelor kills 14 in China http://cnn.it/1gUFxtG

#TyphoonSoudelor kills 14 in China: state media http://goo.gl/kFKEmy 

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China typhoon leaves trail of damage: Powerful Typhoon Soudelor causes mudslides and floods in parts of south-… http://bbc.in/1TgBAuV

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22 people are dead or missing as Typhoon Soudelor hits China http://dailym.ai/1IBDlxI 

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The Express Tribune

BEIJING: Typhoon Soudelor killed 12 people in eastern China and five are missing after parts of the country were hit by the heaviest rains in a century, state media reported on Sunday.

The casualties were reported in and around Wenzhou city in the province of Zhejiang, where downpours caused mudslides and several houses collapsed on Saturday night, Xinhua news agency reported.

It quoted local disaster relief officials as saying the dead and missing may have been washed away by floods or buried under ruined homes.

About 1.36 million people in the city were affected by the typhoon, the agency said, estimating direct economic losses at $617 million.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/935000/typhoon-soudelor-kills-12-in-china-state-media/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Central, southern Taiwan warned of increasing winds, rainfall http://goo.gl/atTVbc 

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Massive typhoon hits Taiwan http://bit.ly/1glYEMa  via @Reuters #Video

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Rescue workers keep a wary eye on a mudslide in the aftermath of Typhoon Soudelor in Taiwan

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The Wall Street Journal: Video: Powerful typhoon whips through Taiwan http://bit.ly/1IP5d0A

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oroCandanga ZULIA ‏@ForoC_ZUL 33s33 seconds ago

Destrucción: El poderoso tifón Soudelor hace su paso por Taiwán | Video: http://es.rt.com/3wsg 

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#VNewsCD Photo: Destruction caused by Typhoon Soudelor in Taiwan and mainland… http://vncd.us/BnJ5PT  #CNN #Foxnews

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@walkthedogma Yea seems it is on the way to mainland China too now. https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/08/powerful-storm-batters-taiwan-leaving-four-dead-and-millions-without-power/ …

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Typhoon Soudelor, this year’s strongest storm so far, has made landfall in Taiwan. http://cnn.it/1KUvgap 

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Mother, daughter swept out to sea as Typhoon Soudelor pounds Taiwan

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A powerful typhoon battered Taiwan on Saturday with strong wind and torrential rain, cutting power to 3.62 million households as the death toll rose to six.

• POSTED: 08 Aug 2015 11:10
• UPDATED: 08 Aug 2015 18:25

TAIPEI/YILAN, Taiwan: A powerful typhoon battered Taiwan on Saturday with strong wind and torrential rain, cutting power to 3.62 million households as the death toll rose to six.

Four people were missing and 101 were injured, authorities said. Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled and more than 9,900 people were evacuated from their homes.

Television footage trees uprooted and power poles toppled over, a moped being swept into the air by wind and shipping containers piled on top of each other at a port.

“The storm will weaken but we expect more rain, particularly in southern Taiwan,” said Wang Shih-chien, an official with the island’s Central Weather Bureau.

The storm made landfall early on the island’s east-coast counties of Yilan and Hualien, bringing more than 1,000 mm (39 inches) of rain in mountainous areas and wind gusting up to 200 kph (124 mph).

Although the eye of Typhoon Soudelor passed Taiwan, and was heading towards mainland China, rain was expected to lash the island until Sunday morning.

“This is one of the worst typhoons I have ever seen,” said a sewage station engineer surnamed Jiang, who was inspecting pumping stations early on Saturday in eastern Taiwan.

“My car was shaking when I was driving. There are too many trees down, and I even saw six downed power poles.”

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/powerful-storm-hits-taiwa/2037354.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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WATCH: CNA’s @victoriajen with the latest from Taiwan after #TyphoonSoudelor makes landfall http://on.fb.me/1Ef2g8s 

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