IMPORTANT - LATEST DEVELOPMENTS | Hurricane Jaime sweeps Taiwan, causing loss of life and property

Arabia Weather - After its rapid and sudden development, Hurricane Jiami in the Pacific Ocean is sweeping Taiwan with strong winds and torrential rains after developing to the third degree, and according to the latest observations received by us at the air monitoring center in “Arab Weather”, the most intense part of the hurricane has already begun to cross Taiwanese territory. Causing serious property damage and loss of life.

And in the details: The latest data received indicate that at least two people were killed today, Wednesday, in Taiwan, one of whom was the head of a ward in New Taipei after his car got stuck. His death was later announced after he was taken to the hospital, and more than 200 others were injured as a result of the strong winds and flood rains that accompanied it. Crossing the typhoon, and earlier in the day, a woman riding a motorcycle in the southern city of Kaohsiung was killed by a falling tree.

Meanwhile, the Hualien County Fire Bureau received a report at around 5:30 p.m. The walls of a building in the Eastern Province fell on a parked car, causing a woman inside to suffer a cardiac arrest and leaving a boy seriously injured and unconscious. Data from the Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) showed that a total of 201 injuries resulting from an approaching accident had been reported so far. Cyclone.

Hurricane Jaime caused the evacuation of many residents and significant material losses

Hurricane Jamie caused power outages to about 262,000 families today, Wednesday, with about 60,000 families remaining without electricity until 6 p.m., according to the Taiwan Power Company. The company said that among the most affected areas was Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, where what was exposed... Up to 30,000 households experience power outages at any given time.

Meanwhile, forced evacuations were carried out in parts of Heping Village in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, due to the strength of the typhoon. However, the evacuations were not smooth at all, as some villagers were forced to return due to road closures caused by falling trees and rocks.

On Wednesday, Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture issued warnings to about 1,000 locations about the possibility of mudslides and collapses, and in Tainan, where a third of the country's flood-prone areas are located, 385 people were evacuated from nine areas as a precaution, the city government said. More than 10,000 tourists are currently stranded in the remote province of Bengu due to the suspension of all flights.

According to the Central Meteorological Administration, as of 7 p.m., the typhoon was located about 30 kilometers southeast of Hualien County in the east, moving toward the northwest at a speed of 19 to 12 kilometers per hour.

According to the latest weather data from the Arab Weather Center, the latest observations of Hurricane Jamie were as follows:

• Average wind speed: 205 km/h
• Maximum wind gusts are 250 km/h
• The lowest observed value of atmospheric pressure at the center of the eye of the hurricane is: 955 millibars
• Maximum observed wave height: 11 metres
• Geographical coordinates: (longitude: 125 north, latitude: 24 east).

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