The first major storm to directly strike the island in four years, Typhoon Haikui, has made landfall in eastern Taiwan, unleashing heavy rains, savage gusts, and putting thousands of homes in the dark. In order to prepare for the storm, about 4,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk zones, hundreds of flights have been cancelled, and businesses have shuttered. The typhoon was described as being "at our doorstep" by Taiwan's central weather service, which announced at 3.40 p.m. local time (0840 BST) on Sunday that it had made landfall in the coastal county of Taitung, a hilly region in eastern Taiwan's less-populated west. Typhoon Saola in Hong Kong Video: Woman Violently Thrown To Ground Due To Strong Winds, Terrifying Clip Surfaces. 

Typhoon Haikui in Taiwan

People Evacuated From High-Risk Areas

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