Qiangpi Level 10 strong winds swept across Changhua County! Footage of fire on power lines exposed, more than 6,000 households still without power in the evening

The electric poles on Dazhang Road in Fenyuan Township emitted bursts of red light and made "squeaking" sounds, which made residents jump with fear.

The strong winds of Typhoon Qiangpit brought significant damage to the Changhua area. From the afternoon to the evening, strong winds of magnitude 10 were even blowing. The most damaged trees were fallen trees and power lines caught fire. Firefighters and Taipower engineering personnel were exhausted, and residents were frightened when they saw bursts of red light and "squeaking" sounds on the power poles. During the day, tens of thousands of households in the county were without power. After emergency repairs, more than 6,000 households still had not restored power until the evening. Emergency repairs are ongoing.

Affected by strong gusts, sporadic disasters such as downed power lines or equipment failures were reported in many coastal towns in Changhua County today, mainly concentrated in coastal towns such as Lukang, Fuxing, Fangyuan, etc. Some towns were also severely affected; Zhongshan Road, Huatan Township , Jindun Street, Yuanxin Road, Fenyuan Township, Dachang Road and other places reported wire fires at around 6 o'clock tonight. Fortunately, the rescue efforts prevented the disaster from expanding. However, it also made the firefighters and Taipower engineering personnel exhausted to rescue them everywhere, which was quite difficult.

After Taipower's full-scale emergency repairs, most of the affected households have gradually restored power supply. As of the evening, the number of households without power has dropped significantly to more than 6,000. Emergency repair crews are still working hard to round up the last fault point in the wind and rain, hoping to restore normal power supply as soon as possible.

Taipower also reminds the public that strong winds during a typhoon can easily cause trees to fall or advertising signs to fall down and break power lines. If people find that power lines have fallen or been exposed, they should not pick them up or touch them by themselves. They should immediately call Taipower’s 1911 customer service hotline or report it to the local government. If there is a separate power outage at home, you can also report for repair through the Taipower APP or official website, so that engineers can accurately locate emergency repairs.