Breaking News: SETN news 三立新聞網, about an hour released this footage of Kenting Main Street and the effect of Typhoon Koinu on it. Check it out, this is really impressive:
Moreover, as of today time around 10:30 AM, I was trying to check our Kenting Live Cam feed updates, it looks like that all of them are down, but the one at the start of Kenting Main street looking at the Dawan Beach direction is still live, check it out:
At the time I am publishing this, camera is shaking violently, and footage is blurry.
Camera on Wanlitong beach, currently fell down and is pointing on a ground:
Maybe at the time you will be reading this, it will be already back and restored, check it out live here:
Update Oct5 11:48 AM: New footage from TTV news, you can watch it on youtube, if you do not speak chinese, here is a transcript in english:
My current location is Kenting Street, and as you can see, the wind and rain here are extremely strong. Not only is the wind powerful, but there is also a very loud rain sound. The constant pattering on the face actually stings a bit. You can see the entire road is almost rushing towards it because it can’t stand those, um, glasses or some kind of battery. Signs and advertisements have been knocked down and are in a toppled state. Moreover, the signs that are still up are now in a precarious condition, looking quite dangerous. Now, looking at the scene on site, it is actually affected by the Koinu typhoon. Around 8:20, its center has already made landfall, and around 8:30 it is about to go out to sea. A while earlier, there was actually a stagnation period, a relatively resting condition, but many people would take advantage of this time to quickly come out and tidy up. But this dangerous move is very risky because, at the moment, the storm is still enveloping the Hengchun Peninsula, so coming out here can be said to be in a very dangerous state. So if people want to tidy up, it’s better to wait until the storm leaves, which will be safer. As for these people, really, don’t go out on typhoon days if it’s not necessary.
More footage from Typhoon in Kenting Main Street:
This is another footage, recorded on Kenting Main Street near McDonalds:
One more fresh report directly from pretty bad looking Kenting Main Street, right now:
Transcript from the above video in english: Although the center of the minor snow typhoon has gone out to sea, the entire storm range still envelops the Hengchun Peninsula.
So, the typhoon? Its center has already gone out to sea, but its storm range is still covering the Hengchun Peninsula. At this moment? The place we are at is Kenting Street. This typhoon can be said to have severely damaged Kenting Street, and you can see that many signs have been blown down. Even? Looking at the sign of this seafood shop above, originally, it was standing straight, right on the side, but now, only a very small block is hanging above. Now if it all falls down, it is really very serious.
Therefore, the shopkeepers are currently coming to the store early to monitor their signs, that is, from early this morning until now, at this moment, even though the center is far away, the complaints of the entire school typhoon are still enveloping the Hengchun Peninsula. So now? Here on Kenting Street, because there are several places in this, and there has been no typhoon in the past few years, many signs, places by the sea have actually rusted, so when the wind blows, many signs fall off, large ones are still falling on top, and many small ones have already flown to the cars.
Here, the information we just received is that the police and some staff are cleaning some of the fallen objects on the ground, but they will fall again after being cleaned.
Currently, here in the entire Hengchun, you can still feel the wind, especially the maximum gust measured level 11. Still, in more open places, there might be levels 13 or 14, and then remind the public that if nothing is happening now, it’s better not to go out for the time being, which is a safer practice.
In above video from CH52 you are witnessing the iron sheet roof of the residence across the street being shaken fiercely by the strong wind, and the adjacent air-conditioning outdoor units are also constantly trembling back and forth, almost unable to hold on.
The B&B operators confirmed that when the wind and rain changed, they rushed to check the scene and it was a mess because the blown iron sheet wreckage was scattered around the alley around the guesthouse, just like sharp knife blades stuck in the road. What’s even worse is that a large piece of iron sheet also smashed into the roof of the second floor of the opposite residential house, and the roof wall was kicked. Fortunately, the occupants on the first floor were not injured at the time, but they were really scared, oh my god!
The surrounding neighbors were shocked and couldn’t believe it when they saw this huge iron sheet house wreckage early in the morning. There are also other residents whose rooftop water towers have also been removed and flown to the ground floor. Now, residents can only clean up after the wind and rain, and the damaged houses have to be assessed before they can be repaired.