Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan Saturday August 08,2015

 

Typhoon Soudelor lashed Taiwan on Saturday August 08,2015, downing trees, traffic lights and power lines, and leaving at least four dead, one missing and dozens injured. 

The typhoon brought strong winds and heavy rainfall as it made landfall early Saturday and was expected to move into the Taiwan Strait and onto mainland China later in the day

 

Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said that by mid-morning Saturday, it was packing maximum sustained winds of 162 kph and was moving at a speed of 19 kph (12 mph) in a north-westerly direction in Yunlin county on the west coast

Authorities in southeast China ordered the evacuation of about 158,000 people and ships back to port ahead of the typhoon, which was expected to hit Fujian province on Saturday night

People take pictures at waves as Typhoon Soudelor approaches the northeastern coastal town of Nanfangao in Ilan county, northern Taiwan, August 7, 2015.