{"id":3823,"date":"2024-10-04T03:43:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taiwantravelblog.com\/?p=3823"},"modified":"2024-10-04T03:43:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:43:50","slug":"remebering-typhoon-krathon-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/04\/remebering-typhoon-krathon-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Typhoon Krathon (\u5c71\u9640\u5152) &#8211; 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_12c2f6-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_12c2f6-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_12c2f6-28\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_12c2f6-28 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_12c2f6-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_12c2f6-28\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_12c2f6-28 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_12c2f6-28\">Typhoon Krathon was the first Typhoon to make landfall in western Taiwan in over 38 years. So far it has caused at least two deaths in Taiwan, injured hundreds, dumped over a meter of rain in the mountains of Taitung, and caused work and school to close for four days in some areas. In this blog, I will detail some of the major events and overall situation in Taiwan during the Typhoon, as well as my own experience during this typhoon and past typhoons in Taiwan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id3823_a2bae7-e2 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id3823_a2bae7-e2 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id3823_a2bae7-e2 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id3823_a2bae7-e2 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basic Summary of the Typhoon \u53f0\u98a8\u51f1\u7c73\u5927\u6982\u7684\u72c0\u6cc1<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_1866e3-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_1866e3-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_1866e3-25\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_1866e3-25 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_1866e3-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_1866e3-25\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_1866e3-25 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_1866e3-25\">Typhoon Krathon became the second super typhoon to hit Kaohsiung in 47 years, following Typhoon Selma in 1977. It is also the first recorded tropical cyclone to make landfall in Kaohsiung in October. Notably, this is the first moderate typhoon to make landfall on Taiwan&#8217;s west coast in 38 years, since Typhoon Wayne in 1986. However, due to its slow movement and the intake of too much dry air, the typhoon weakened from a strong typhoon to a moderate typhoon, and eventually to a mild typhoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typhoon Krathon was the 18th storm of the 2024 Pacific typhoon season and began forming as a tropical depression on September 26th, strengthened to a Category-4 Super Typhoon, and finally made landfall in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on October 3rd, 2024. Its highest winds reached <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Krathon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">240 km\/h<\/a>. When it made landfall in Xiaogand District of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, it was a category 1 Typhoon (winds between 74\u201395&nbsp;mph,&nbsp;119\u2013153&nbsp;km\/h). As of the time of writing, the typhoon has caused over 2 fatalities in Taiwan and 400 injuries. A total of 176,506 households lost electricity. All domestic flights and hundreds of international flights in Taiwan were canceled for a time. Most mountain villages in Taiwan were evacuated. Flooding occurred in Kaohsiung, Keelung, and Taitung. As of the time of writing, Taimali District of Taitung received the most rain, with over 1500mm of rain (5 feet) over four days. Keelung also set a daily rain record of over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cna.com.tw\/news\/ahel\/202410030307.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">373 mm<\/a> in one day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYXZlMgWUAAQ-g2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYXZlMgWUAAQ-g2.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYXZlMgWUAAQ-g2-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYXZlMgWUAAQ-g2-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Typhoon was seen in forecast models over a week in advance, and as you can see the models kind of accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYfCObGb0AAYj1-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3825\" style=\"width:897px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYfCObGb0AAYj1-jpg.webp 478w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYfCObGb0AAYj1-jpg-300x220.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Original track for Typhoon Krathon 2024 on September 27th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYiTDaca0AE8IPg-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3826\" style=\"width:899px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYiTDaca0AE8IPg-jpg.webp 478w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYiTDaca0AE8IPg-jpg-300x220.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The projected track changed again on the 28th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYog-fVbYAA95P7-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3827\" style=\"width:899px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYog-fVbYAA95P7-jpg.webp 478w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYog-fVbYAA95P7-jpg-300x220.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The track then changed again the next day, getting slower and slower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYudXVCbYAAkwiL-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYudXVCbYAAkwiL-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYudXVCbYAAkwiL-jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYudXVCbYAAkwiL-jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYudXVCbYAAkwiL-jpg-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Typhoon split the gap through the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines, and strengthened offshore for a while to a super Typhoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY3b-D0bEAEnSaM-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY3b-D0bEAEnSaM-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY3b-D0bEAEnSaM-jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY3b-D0bEAEnSaM-jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY3b-D0bEAEnSaM-jpg-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as it lanked offshore, it kept on sucking up cooler water, losing energy, eventually striking Taiwan as a category 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1306\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYzitGLbQAIp7VC-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYzitGLbQAIp7VC-jpg.webp 828w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYzitGLbQAIp7VC-jpg-190x300.webp 190w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYzitGLbQAIp7VC-jpg-649x1024.webp 649w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GYzitGLbQAIp7VC-jpg-768x1211.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Work and school were canceled for at least two days everywhere in Taiwan, and in the southern counties of Kaohsiung and Pingutng, four days of work and school were canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY8IVEtbAAAeq3A-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3834\" style=\"width:898px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY8IVEtbAAAeq3A-jpg.webp 828w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY8IVEtbAAAeq3A-jpg-279x300.webp 279w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY8IVEtbAAAeq3A-jpg-768x825.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Typhoon finally made landfall on Thursday, October 3rd at about noon. It caused damage, destruction, and flooding in downtown Kaohsiung, before spewing rain over Pingtung and slowly fading into oblivion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA87JLbAAEt567-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3831\" style=\"width:897px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA87JLbAAEt567-jpg.webp 721w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA87JLbAAEt567-jpg-300x217.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>See above for the full track of the typhoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA87JJaMAA229b-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3832\" style=\"width:897px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA87JJaMAA229b-jpg.webp 478w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA87JJaMAA229b-jpg-300x220.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall the typhoon took a southwest turn from its original trajectory, making a loop around the Hengchun Peninsula before curving back up north and making landfall in Kaohsiung and dying.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_6efc90-78, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_6efc90-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_6efc90-78\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_6efc90-78 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_6efc90-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_6efc90-78\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_6efc90-78 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_6efc90-78\">As you can see, the models were way off pretty much the entire time. The models did not predict the slowdown or the trip west into the Bashi Channel. This is the main reason Taipei got two free Typhoon days off. Better safe than sorry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-5UiPdMjQVaY\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"5UiPdMjQVaY\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5UiPdMjQVaY\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Radar track for #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152 in Taiwan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-oxHK6wVOj9k\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"oxHK6wVOj9k\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/oxHK6wVOj9k\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Satellite track for #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152 in Taiwan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA6oqKbYAAors2-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA6oqKbYAAors2-jpg.webp 880w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA6oqKbYAAors2-jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA6oqKbYAAors2-jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GZA6oqKbYAAors2-jpg-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The mountains of Taitung now hold the rainfall record during the past four days in the wake of Typhoon Krathon with over 1500 mm, which is 1.5 meters, or 5 feet, as tall as a person. This is less than <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Morakot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Typhoon Morakot<\/a>, which rained 2,600 mm over Pingtung. I thought that this Typhoon might be just as bad as Typhoon Morakot, but luckily there was much less damage and destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_cd1847-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_cd1847-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_cd1847-b3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_cd1847-b3 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_cd1847-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_cd1847-b3\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_cd1847-b3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_cd1847-b3\">The main reason for the massive rainfall is the southeasterly stream of wet air in the Typhoon&#8217;s tail that rammed into the southern Central Mountain Range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1472\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7q_5CbAAIM2PQ-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7q_5CbAAIM2PQ-jpg.webp 1472w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7q_5CbAAIM2PQ-jpg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7q_5CbAAIM2PQ-jpg-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7q_5CbAAIM2PQ-jpg-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1472px) 100vw, 1472px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There was also flooding in Keelung as mentioned above. I will never understand why the go-to tool for clearing up floodwater is a broom and dustpan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1104\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY9ORLKbAAEShip-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY9ORLKbAAEShip-jpg.webp 828w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY9ORLKbAAEShip-jpg-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY9ORLKbAAEShip-jpg-768x1024.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The streets of Kaohsiung were also flooded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY9Np-BbAAEBC_L-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY9Np-BbAAEBC_L-jpg.webp 828w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY9Np-BbAAEBC_L-jpg-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY9Np-BbAAEBC_L-jpg-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to high winds, there was lots of destruction and devastation to trees, metal roofs, and cars in Kaohsiung. <br>Luckily relatively few people were injured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Experience in Taipei \u6211\u5728\u53f0\u5317\u7684\u7d93\u9a57<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_1326d4-39, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_1326d4-39[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_1326d4-39\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_1326d4-39 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_1326d4-39[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_1326d4-39\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_1326d4-39 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_1326d4-39\">Ever since Super <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Nepartak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Typhoon Nepartak in 2016<\/a>, which was the last major Typhoon to hit Taiwan, I have been fascinated with the epic destruction that these storms can bring. Typhoon <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Nepartak\" title=\"Nepartak\">Nepartak<\/a> was the last Super Typhoon to make landfall in Taiwan. At the time I was living in Niaosong District of Kaohsiung. There was flooding, and we lost electricity for three days (and therefore water, because water could not be pumped to our building). Many streets were inundated with water, Chengqing Road was flooded, and nearly every tree in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/blog\/the-complete-guide-to-cheng-ching-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chengqing Lake Park<\/a> was stripped bare. Later I also visited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/blog\/kenting-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kenting<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/blog\/xiaoliuqiu-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Xiaoliuqiu<\/a> which had also received damage from Nepartak and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Meranti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Super Typhoon Meranti<\/a> also. For photos of the damage at that time, check out our blogs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/blog\/the-complete-guide-to-cheng-ching-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chengqing Lake Park here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/blog\/kenting-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kenting here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/blog\/xiaoliuqiu-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Xiaoliuqiu here<\/a>. I have always been awed and amazed by the immense destructive power that these storms create. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_742517-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_742517-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_742517-e6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_742517-e6 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_742517-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_742517-e6\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_742517-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_742517-e6\">Other notable Typhoons since Nepartak include <a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/zh-tw\/%E9%A2%B1%E9%A2%A8%E7%B4%8D%E6%B2%99_(2022%E5%B9%B4)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nesat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Haikui_(2023)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Haikui<\/a>, but because these did not become super Typhoons and did not cause major island-wide damage, they will not be covered in this blog. Another recent super Typhoon was <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/remembering-typhoon-gaemi-2024-my-taiwan-typhoon-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gaemi<\/a> also in 2024, which hit Taipei much harder. You can read about that typhoon <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/remembering-typhoon-gaemi-2024-my-taiwan-typhoon-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in our blog here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally I had no plans for the week, and it was just going to be an ordinary, boring work week. Little did I know that I would get two Typhoon days off. I spent October 2nd and 3rd mostly at home watching TV. However my in-law&#8217;s fridge broke, and all the repairmen were on holiday, so we had to go and help throw out all the food in the fridge and clean it. Other than that, there was some wind and rain in Taipei but no flooding. For those of us in Taipei and much of northern Taiwan, it was two free days off, much like the snow days I used to long for as a kid in the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wordpress_z\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7STDubAAILLn9-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7STDubAAILLn9-jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7STDubAAILLn9-jpg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7STDubAAILLn9-jpg-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7STDubAAILLn9-jpg-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GY7STDubAAILLn9-jpg-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is as bad as it got in Taipei. The rain was falling sideways. Very windy and rainy. The storm was not super strong but bad enough that you would not want to be outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stories from those in Kaohsiung \u5176\u4ed6\u9ad8\u96c4\u4eba\u7684\u6545\u4e8b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked some of my followers in Kaohsiung how they were doing and what their stories were. Here are their responses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WolfBlackrock\">@WolfBlackrock<\/a> Luckily no damage but trees were down around the neighborhood.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ajlyons\">@ajlyons<\/a> Braved the worst of it earlier today to take my heavily pregnant wife to the hospital. Made it in the end!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maluz.ararao?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfNDI5ODU1Mjg2Mzc1OTAz&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Maluz Ararao<\/a> Little Hong Kong is flooding\u3002 We are safe and sound.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/christy.liu.52?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfMTI1OTU5NDYyNTA1MDg2Ng%3D%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Christy Liu<\/a> Road flooded near Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stefan.eckers.71?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfNTQwMzQ5MjcxNzA4MTUx&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Stefan Eckers<\/a> no electricity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100077327996289&amp;comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfMTU4NzE1Mzk1ODg0ODI2NA%3D%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Nursalim Rakesh Real<\/a> I&#8217;m working (driving trucks)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/juvelyn.bocauto81?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfMTA5MTA1NTkyMjQ0OTAxNw%3D%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">JLo Pez Bocauto<\/a>&nbsp;We&#8217;re fine here in our district so far<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeff.barrons?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfMTE4NzcwMTMwMjMwNDkyOA%3D%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Jeff Barrons<\/a> The park at Heart of Love River is a bit battered, the river is very high and flowing very fast right now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kylejmacdonald?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfNDY3ODE0MTA2Mjc1NTQ2&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Kyle MacDonald<\/a> My 711 is missing the entire front of the store<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/phyozar.aung.182?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfMzY0NzM5MzkyODcyNTQ4OA%3D%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Phyozar Aung<\/a> After the typhoon, I went to 7 11 shop Near me, I saw many trees fell down along the road on my way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shuaib.ahmad.900?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfMTA2ODA2OTQ0NDkyMTk0NQ%3D%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Shuaib Ahmad<\/a> It was horrible but now it\u2019s over<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/laura.huang.125?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfNTI1OTkwMzg2ODE5OTI0&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Laura Huang<\/a> Currently, the wind and rain in Fengshan District are subsiding, but there are many fallen trees and blown-away objects outside. If you need to go out, please be extra careful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bryon.bowman.902?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfMTY2MTYyMTcxNDM5ODc2MQ%3D%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Bryon Bowman<\/a> 23rd-floor was swaying<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeff.barrons?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo5MjkwNDE5NjkyNDkxMTRfNTE3NDUzMzkwODk3MTgw&amp;__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Jeff Barrons<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bryon.bowman.902?__cft__[0]=AZX_7_Snls42ctzeqhwydGciYtmC33NWTRT4uEmcouFZBcdGFXwzzxjQy-A8R_NVc8CwzFDu0k-hgwKf-Vt9eZc4f1IlLnBOmb85deG9GoD01FGaqU7zlS-dgKzgkpzOfXtAJ4kfzGisU8BTuZ_nl2sv8z5j0CRsgcwFViqgkRfU3BH_XRntT2ossGOG9rkRGnc&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Bryon Bowman<\/a>&nbsp;We had our building sway as well, it was a bit disconcerting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OutRecording\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OutRecording\">@OutRecording<\/a> Part of our neighbor\u2019s roof landed on our house. Another piece just fell down to our back area and broke some of our wood covering. Technically our chairs got destroyed. But they\u2019ve needed to go for a while. They\u2019ve gotten quite brittle. Wouldn\u2019t take much to destroy them. Was easy work for the typhoon. The backside of this typhoon is hit hard. I had to clear the drain on the roof or it would be flowing down the stairs from the 4th floor. It took 5 trips and I\u2019m soaked to the bone (and jammed my hand in the door a bit) but the water is cleared. On the plus side, I won\u2019t need a shower today. I really need to drill a couple holes in that wall to catch the overflow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact Around Taiwan \u53f0\u7063\u5176\u4ed6\u5730\u5340\u7684\u5f71\u97ff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some videos and photos compiled around Taiwan to give you an idea of the Typhoon&#8217;s impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-EdQxBWI88Jo\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"EdQxBWI88Jo\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/EdQxBWI88Jo\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">TVBS reporter falls down in Kaohsiung during&nbsp;Typhoon&nbsp;Krathon&nbsp;\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-8bcz_MQrJ4o\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"8bcz_MQrJ4o\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8bcz_MQrJ4o\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Metal roof getting blown off a building in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-OI8hQOge8y8\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"OI8hQOge8y8\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/OI8hQOge8y8\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Flooding in Kaohsiung during #typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-KHvCnFjzdDw\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"KHvCnFjzdDw\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/KHvCnFjzdDw\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Flooding in Kaohsiung during #typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-hynxUH2aUBA\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"hynxUH2aUBA\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hynxUH2aUBA\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Living room open to the elements in Kaohsiung during #typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-lpYzT061hzQ\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"lpYzT061hzQ\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/lpYzT061hzQ\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Flooding today seen in Keelung City (not Kaohsiung) #\u5c71\u9640\u5152 #typhoon #Krathon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-K5EC9Wl9t-M\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"K5EC9Wl9t-M\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/K5EC9Wl9t-M\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Huge waves at Dafu Harbor on Xiaoliuqiu Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-L8nSFIdmpHM\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"L8nSFIdmpHM\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/L8nSFIdmpHM\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Motorists getting blown down by Typhoon Krathon in Kaohsiung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-m-ybc0NDQpE\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"m-ybc0NDQpE\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/m-ybc0NDQpE\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">A man fights the typhoon with his umbrella in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-7EEgBmcYLuQ\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"7EEgBmcYLuQ\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/7EEgBmcYLuQ\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Rain and wind in the streets of Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-8mvzKqUc3YA\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"8mvzKqUc3YA\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8mvzKqUc3YA\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Rain and wind in between apartment buildings in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-H9iLz6_gHTU\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"H9iLz6_gHTU\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/H9iLz6_gHTU\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Rain and wind in between apartment buildings in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-u3IWAnbdStQ\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"u3IWAnbdStQ\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/u3IWAnbdStQ\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Rain and wind in between apartment buildings in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-SOyzGrtv-ms\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"SOyzGrtv-ms\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/SOyzGrtv-ms\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">When you try to dump water during a Typhoon. Seen in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-Z6wylfEAmTg\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"Z6wylfEAmTg\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Z6wylfEAmTg\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Mobile toilet goes mobile in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-1GUH18EdZPM\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"1GUH18EdZPM\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/1GUH18EdZPM\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Metal gate ripped open in the wind in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-oaPk4k_qBJg\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"oaPk4k_qBJg\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/oaPk4k_qBJg\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Objects getting blown all over in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152. Stay inside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-EYTOHymonAw\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"EYTOHymonAw\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/EYTOHymonAw\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Metal roof getting blown off a building in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-wQR0CwJhnO8\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"wQR0CwJhnO8\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/wQR0CwJhnO8\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Metal roof getting blown off a building in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-jy-KRarkDrI\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"jy-KRarkDrI\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/jy-KRarkDrI\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Metal roof getting blown off a building in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-dIvBFoOyykk\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"dIvBFoOyykk\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/dIvBFoOyykk\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Keelung River in Taipei burst its banks during Typhoon Krathon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-8bcz_MQrJ4o\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"8bcz_MQrJ4o\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8bcz_MQrJ4o\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Metal roof getting blown off a building in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-z8JPpYuVV3g\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"z8JPpYuVV3g\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/z8JPpYuVV3g\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">A convenience store gets smashed in Kaohsiung by #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-OIt6mpWwjRc\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"OIt6mpWwjRc\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/OIt6mpWwjRc\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">A convenience store gets smashed in Kaohsiung by #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-youtube-block\"><div id=\"yb-video-RxfC4AtBCuY\" class=\"yb-player\" data-video-id=\"RxfC4AtBCuY\" data-title=\"Play\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/RxfC4AtBCuY\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"yb-btn-play\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"yb-caption\">Using rainwater to fill up a bathtub in Kaohsiung during #Typhoon #Krathon #\u5c71\u9640\u5152.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_32e5ad-81, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_32e5ad-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_32e5ad-81\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_32e5ad-81 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_32e5ad-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_32e5ad-81\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_32e5ad-81 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_32e5ad-81\">There are many other photos and videos of the destruction online if you search for Typhoon&nbsp;Krathon or&nbsp;\u5c71\u9640\u5152. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safety Precautions During a Typhoon \u98b1\u98a8\u5929\u5b89\u5168\u63aa\u65bd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Secure loose outside objects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you live on the first floor of a flood-prone area, move as many valuables and important objects to higher floors as possible. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t ever rent an illegal rooftop structure. As seen in the videos above, the roof can get blown right off during a Typhoon. Get inside a concrete house. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park your car\/scooter on high ground<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid going outside for your safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay out of the mountains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay away from the ocean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have enough dry food and water ready for three days (72 hours) in case water and electricity are cut off. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_051842-d6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_051842-d6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_051842-d6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_051842-d6 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_051842-d6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_051842-d6\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_051842-d6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_051842-d6\">If you follow the above rules, most Typhoons in Taiwan will not be dangerous. Also, most buildings in Taiwan are built with reinforced concrete that can withstand even the strongest winds, so stay indoors and you will be fine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion \u7d50\u8ad6<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_bfe0b7-5d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_bfe0b7-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_bfe0b7-5d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_bfe0b7-5d mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_bfe0b7-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_bfe0b7-5d\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_bfe0b7-5d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_bfe0b7-5d\">Nature is incredible. Ultimately nature is in control, but we can do our best to reduce risk and improve safety by following the precautions above. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_90082a-fa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_90082a-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_90082a-fa\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_90082a-fa mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3823_90082a-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_90082a-fa\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3823_90082a-fa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3823_90082a-fa\">For more Typhoon history, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/the-2024-taiwan-typhoon-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">full 2024 Taiwan Typhoon Season post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typhoon Krathon was the first Typhoon to make landfall in western Taiwan in over 38 years. 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