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Last night, maybe about 9pm, we decided to have KTV time today, because we just heard about the typhoon day off,
said Jean
People are more relaxed and they order much more food and alcohol because they’re supposed to be at work, but they aren’t today.”
A-han, a waiter who has worked at Partyworld for three years, saidThere are mud, small rocks, big rocks and driftwood -- I don't know where they came from,
a resident in Zhuoxi village told local news channel TVBS
We started cleaning from 5am till now and have only cleaned one road section. It took us about two and a half hours,
Lee Chia-hsin, a member of the New Taipei City cleaning crew, told AFPWhen I opened the door, I saw a mudslide coming down slowly. I picked up my car key and rushed out,
Wu, 55, told AFPHappy and proud that we could come out and assist your crews and give back to the Taiwanese people,
one of the firefighters told local media
We still have to remind everyone that the typhoon's periphery will still affect all parts of the country, especially people in Matsu and mountainous areas around the country, and they should pay attention to localised heavy rainfall,
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-Te wrote on his Facebook page
There are four reported cases of flooding and all have receded. There are also three reported cases of mudslides, including one near a tunnel, which we are verifying now,
an official told AFP news agencyThe typhoon was so strong yesterday,
Pan Li-chu told AFP at her restaurant in Taipei, where the awning had been bent by the force of the windIt's mostly trees falling down and crushing into electricity poles that caused a power outage,
said the official, who gave only his surname HuangThe trees over there at the elementary school were uprooted. The big banyan tree was uprooted,
she saidScoot is contacting affected customers to re-accommodate them onto alternative flights, where available. Affected customers may also request for a full refund if they choose not to continue with their travel,
said a spokesperson in response to queries from CNA
It's so, so powerful and we haven't seen the extent of the damage yet because the wind outside is still so strong,
Batanes Governor Marilou Cayco told The Associated Press by cellphone before the line was cut off
It was terrifying last night. Many people on the island didn’t sleep, worrying about something happening to their house,
Sinan Rapongan, a government official on Lanyu, also known as Orchid Island, told Reuters
I hope that everyone in the country will cooperate in avoiding disaster and refraining from engaging in dangerous behavior such as wave watching during the typhoon,
President Lai Ching-te wrote on his Facebook pageWe do not expect significant impact to our operations,
it said in an emailed statement