Super typhoon Nepartak causes devastation across Taiwan's coastline
Source: The Guardian
Cars overturned and roofs torn off as first major storm of the season hits eastern coast with winds of up to 234km/h
Super typhoon Nepartak slammed into the east coast of Taiwan on Friday morning, overturning cars, forcing thousands from their homes and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
Taiwan’s first major tropical storm of the season made landfall at about 5.50am in the eastern county of Taitung with winds of 234km/h (145mph) reportedly lashing the region.
Taiwan’s central weather bureau said it expected the storm to linger over the country for up to eight hours and warned citizens to prepare for heavy downpours.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/08/super-typhoon-nepartak-landfall-taiwan-china