Typhoon Haikui moved across Taiwan on Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, accelerating winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness after the first big storm to hit the island directly in four years made landfall.
More than 7,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas, while hundreds of flights were canceled and businesses closed in preparation for the storm.
Authorities reported that more than 40 people were injured in the storm, including at least two in the mountainous Hualien county when a falling tree hit a car.
In a recent breakthrough, researchers have found that the updated COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated an impressive 95% efficacy rate against the emerging Delta variant, which has been causing widespread concern globally.
