Most typhoons come ashore on the island’s sparsely populated east coast, but Danas scraped its crowded west coast. Nearly 400,000 households had no power on Monday.
Author: Amy Chang Chien
2 Dead and 500 Injured After Typhoon Danas Strikes Taiwan
Most typhoons come ashore on the island’s sparsely populated east coast, but Danas scraped its crowded western edge. Nearly 300,000 households had no power on Monday.
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