TAITUNG, Taiwan -- Typhoon Haikui made landfall in eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping up winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to hit the island directly in four years.
Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas, hundreds of flights cancelled and businesses closed in preparation for the storm.
The typhoon has gathered speed since yesterday, and at 7:15 pm was carrying sustained winds of about 140 kilometres per hour. Authorities have reported two minor injuries in Hualien county, a mountainous region where a warning for flash floods was issued, after a fallen tree hit a car. In Yilan, some residents braved the downpour to shop at a nighttime market that had remained open despite the authorities' warnings.
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