Typhoon Morakot 莫拉克

This will be Taiwan's number 8 typhoon this year and the first to have a direct hit on the island.

Morakot is a Thai name for emerald and Typhoon Morakot will make land call around Ilan County somewhere in the evening on 7 Aug 2009. Follow the post below for the update of the typhoon till her aftermath on the island.

CNN News 7 Aug 2009

Path of Typhoon Morakot

Satellite Image 7 Aug 2009 1630hrs (TST)

Taiwanese CTI News on 6 Aug 5pm at Ilan County

Taiwanese CTI News on 6 Aug 7pm at Keelung on a Rescue Mission

Taiwanese CTI News on 7 Aug 900am at Ilan County

Taiwanese CTI News on 7 Aug 930am in Taipei

Taiwanese CTI News on 7 Aug 2pm in Taipei

Taiwanese News TVBS 5pm Kaohsiung

Taiwanese News CTI 7pm Destruction and Resuce around the island

Destruction and Flooding