
Typhoon Fanapi hits Taiwan


Cars and motorcycles pass through a flooded street in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, as Typhoon Fanapi hit the area Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010

This aerial photo released by the Taiwanese government shows flooding caused by Typhoon Fanapi in the Guanzai area of Kaohsiung County, in southern Taiwan, on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. The powerful typhoon made landfall in eastern China on Monday after ripping into Taiwan, flooding the southern part of the island, crippling transportation and shutting off power as thousands of residents fled mountainous areas prone to landslides.

Rescuers help survivors evacuate from a flooded area after Typhoon Fanapi hit the Guanzai area of Kaohsiung county, Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, in southern Taiwan. The powerful typhoon made landfall in eastern China on Monday after ripping into Taiwan, flooding the southern part of the island, crippling transportation and shutting off power as thousands of residents fled mountainous areas

In this photo released by the Taiwanese government, houses are submerged in floodwaters caused by Typhoon Fanapi in the Guanzai area of Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan, Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. The powerful typhoon made landfall in eastern China on Monday after ripping into Taiwan, flooding the southern part of the island, crippling transportation and shutting off power as thousands of residents fled mountainous areas prone to landslides.



A handout photograph taken on September 20, 2010 shows an aerial view of the flooding caused by Typhoon Fanapi when it hit Nanzih District in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan. The typhoon packing winds up to 162 kph (100 mph) injured more than 100 people as it crossed Taiwan on Monday and headed toward China, but it caused little of the disruption officials had feared after a deadly storm last year.

Typhoon Fanapi 1A handout photograph taken on September 20, 2010 shows an aerial view of the flooding caused by Typhoon Fanapi when it hit Ciaotou Township in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan. The typhoon packing winds up to 162 kph (100 mph) injured more than 100 people as it crossed Taiwan on Monday and headed toward China, but it caused little of the disruption officials had feared after a deadly storm last year
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