Thousands of homes without power and nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk areas

Typhoon Haikui has made landfall in eastern Taiwan, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first big storm to directly hit the island in four years.

Nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk areas, hundreds of flights cancelled and businesses closed in preparation for the storm.

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Source: The Guardian