Severe disaster in Northeast China! Taiwan's power restoration rate exceeds 90%, Taiwan Electric Power strives to restore all power tonight

In response to the severe power outage in the northeastern corner caused by the storm, Taipower has mobilized more than 200 emergency repair elites from all 10 regions in Taiwan to provide cross-regional support on the front lines of New Taipei and Yilan. As far away as Kaohsiung, emergency repair colleagues have even gone all the way north around the peninsula to restore power. (Provided by Taipower)

[Reporter Lin Jinghua/Reporting from Taipei] Typhoon Qiangbi hit Taiwan. As of 3 pm today (24th), the strong wind and rain caused power lines to be disconnected and power poles to be broken or toppled, causing power outages to more than 340,000 households across the country. Power has been restored to nearly 310,000 households in China, with the power restoration rate exceeding 90%. Currently, the main power outage areas are about 12,000 households in New Taipei City, about 7,000 households in Taoyuan City, and about 6,000 households in Yilan County. Taipower has dispatched manpower across regions and is striving to restore power to all households tonight.

Taipower explained that the power outages in New Taipei are mainly concentrated in Gongliao, Wanli, and Ruifang, Taoyuan is concentrated in Daxi, and the Yilan storm power outages are concentrated in Zhuangwei and Wujie.

Taipower said that since the typhoon, Taipower has mobilized more than 15,000 people to rush to restore power. In response to the hardest hit area in the northeastern corner, Taipower has mobilized more than 200 emergency repair elites from all 10 regions in Taiwan for "cross-regional support", even from Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Taitung Peninsula all the way north, striving to restore all power tonight.

Taipower explained that households still without power due to the typhoon in New Taipei are mainly concentrated in Gongliao (about 4,000 households), Wanli (about 2,300 households), and Ruifang (about 2,100 households), Taoyuan is concentrated in Daxi (about 4,300 households), and Yilan is concentrated in Zhuangwei (about 2,700 households) and Wujie (about 2,000 households). Taipower continues to work closely with local governments, transportation departments and other relevant units. When there are fallen trees or roadblocks that hinder emergency repairs, or road collapses that affect the passage of construction vehicles, Taipower immediately requests relevant units to help remove obstacles to improve the efficiency of emergency repairs.

Taipower reminds the public that if they find a power outage, or encounter damaged or downed wires or toppled electrical equipment on the road, they can use the "Taiwan Electric Power APP" to report a power outage for repair, or inquire and report in the "Typhoon Power Outage and Restoration Information" section of the Taipower website. Taipower emergency repair personnel will go there as soon as possible to deal with it. Do not pick up or touch it yourself to ensure safety.