Typhoon Megi Continues Assault on Pacific
Typhoon Megi Continues
Assault on Pacific
Typhoon Megi continued to pound Asia on Friday, causing a series of rock slides that trapped more than 400 people in their cars in Taiwan, according to officials. A tour bus with 19 passengers on-board was reported missing. The nation's Coast Guard Administration, meanwhile, reported that another tour bus, with the driver and a passenger believed to still be inside, was stuck on a cliff.
Soldiers were deployed to rescue trapped people, which included about 200 tourists from China. Rescuers had saved about 25 trapped travelers by late Friday afternoon. The rock slides were mainly reported along the Suhua Highway in the northeast part of Taiwan. No serious injuries or deaths have yet been confirmed in the country.
The Philippines, however, were not so lucky. At least 11 people were reported dead after Megi slammed into the island-nation earlier in the week. The storm is expected to reach mainland China by Saturday morning, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.
The streets of Hong Kong were still showing no signs of the typhoon on Friday, though crews had taken a number of precautionary measures. Sandbags had been deployed at shorelines, trees had been inspected and trimmed, and countless boats were moored to prevent damage the storm may cause.
The Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency is predicting that Megi could be the strongest typhoon in 2010. In the southern part of the communist nation, flights have been canceled and ferry services have been suspended across several provinces.
The typhoon reportedly affected more than 250,000 Filipinos, leaving thousands homeless and leading officials to declare a state of emergency.
Typhoon Megi continued to pound Asia on Friday, causing a series of rock slides that trapped more than 400 people in their cars in Taiwan, according to officials. A tour bus with 19 passengers on-board was reported missing. The nation's Coast Guard Administration, meanwhile, reported that another tour bus, with the driver and a passenger believed to still be inside, was stuck on a cliff.
Soldiers were deployed to rescue trapped people, which included about 200 tourists from China. Rescuers had saved about 25 trapped travelers by late Friday afternoon. The rock slides were mainly reported along the Suhua Highway in the northeast part of Taiwan. No serious injuries or deaths have yet been confirmed in the country.
The Philippines, however, were not so lucky. At least 11 people were reported dead after Megi slammed into the island-nation earlier in the week. The storm is expected to reach mainland China by Saturday morning, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.
The streets of Hong Kong were still showing no signs of the typhoon on Friday, though crews had taken a number of precautionary measures. Sandbags had been deployed at shorelines, trees had been inspected and trimmed, and countless boats were moored to prevent damage the storm may cause.
The Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency is predicting that Megi could be the strongest typhoon in 2010. In the southern part of the communist nation, flights have been canceled and ferry services have been suspended across several provinces.
The typhoon reportedly affected more than 250,000 Filipinos, leaving thousands homeless and leading officials to declare a state of emergency.
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