In response to Typhoon Haikui approaching, the Pingtung County government elevated the disaster response center to Level 1 at 2:30 PM on September 2.
However, the weather was fine on Saturday evening, and Kenting Street was bustling with crowds. However, in fact, the Meteorological Bureau issued a typhoon warning for Typhoon Aere, both at sea and on land. The Hengchun Peninsula is within the warning area, with a high probability of heavy rain and wind reaching up to 91%. Pingtung County has announced that work and classes will be suspended on Sunday.
Pingtung County has announced that work and classes will be suspended on Sunday.
But the students haven’t started school yet. So, right now, they believe that this wave of summer vacation lasts until today and tomorrow. However, since tomorrow is likely to be affected by the typhoon with strong winds and heavy rain, Kenting business owners are taking advantage of this crucial time today, while the weather is good, to set up their stalls.
Latecomers to Kenting haven’t experienced the wind and rain of Typhoon Haikui yet. Tourists from various places are relaxing and enjoying the big festival. Why not? They just arrived today.
From EBC news footage, we can see that while crowds are not huge, there is still a considerable amount of people walking in the Kenting Night Market.
This visitor says that today weather is fine, and they will leave Kenting tomorrow afternoon anyway.
Before the typhoon hits Taiwan, vendors seize the opportunity to make money, and many business owners have been busy non-stop, making good money and feeling good.
This street vendor says “Today, the weather is quite good, but we’re afraid the weather won’t be good tomorrow.”
As the storm approaches, Taipower is urgently deploying personnel and equipment to Hengchun in advance to prevent potential power outages caused by the typhoon.
Meanwhile, Pingtung County government is initiating the first wave of preemptive evacuations for around sixty people in remote areas prone to isolation. They remind the public not to take it lightly and to prepare for typhoons thoroughly.