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Super typhoon Krosa Slams Taiwan - Pictures and Video Uploaded - 6th October 2007

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I have just returned from Taiwan after making a successful intercept of super typhoon Krosa with Geoff Mackley as it made landfall on northern Taiwan. Krosa slammed into the island near Ilan as category 4 equivalent storm and dumped over a metre of rain. Taiwan has been hit hard this year, only in August I travelled to central Taiwan with Geoff to cover super typhoon Sepat as it wrought havoc.

Below are pictures and video of the expedition. Click on the pictures for larger versions.

I shot the pictures below during and after super typhoon Krosa's passage over northern Taiwan:

Taking wind speed measurements near Jilong Harbour in northern Taiwan before super typhoon Krosa made landfall Taking wind speed measurements near Jilong Harbour in northern Taiwan before super typhoon Krosa made landfall

Ballistic eyewall winds pummel Jilong in northern Taiwan just before supertyphoon Krosa made landfall Ballistic eyewall winds pummel Jilong in northern Taiwan just before super typhoon Krosa made landfall

Typhoon Krosa's ferocious winds blew this waterfall back up the mountain side Typhoon Krosa's ferocious winds blew this waterfall back up the mountain side

Surging seas at Fulong Harbour in northern Taiwan as supertyphoon Krosa made landfall Surging seas at Fulong Harbour in northern Taiwan as super typhoon Krosa made landfall

Local people near Fulong, northern Taiwan, as pounded by typhoon Krosa's ferocious wind and rain Local people near Fulong, northern Taiwan, as pounded by typhoon Krosa's ferocious wind and rain

Huge waves pounded Taiwan's northeast coast as typhoon Krosa approaches Huge waves pounded Taiwan's northeast coast as typhoon Krosa approaches

Super typhoon Sepat - Taiwan, 18th August 2007

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JTWC warning as supertyphoon Sepat approaches Taiwan Warning #19 from JTWC showing super typhoon Sepat on course for a direct hit on Taiwan with current sustained winds of 135kts gusting to 165kts. (Image courtesy of Joint Typhoon Warning Centre)

Satellite image of supertyphoon Sepat at its peak A satellite picture of super typhoon Sepat at its peak off the east coast of the Philippines. (Picture courtesy of NRL Monterey)

The videos below shows the incredible strength of super typhoon Sepat's eyewall as it made landfall in the early hours. Geoff Mackley and myself found shelter in a hospital and rode out the 130mph winds in relative safety:

Part 1 of super typhoon Sepat's ferocious eyewall winds and torrential rain

Part 2 shows the aftermath of super typhoon Sepat and the insane flooding

 

Super typhoon Sepat unleashed biblical floods in Taroko Gorge and the conditions for photography were some of the most extreme I have ever come across. The photos below illustrate the ferocious floods.

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This enhanced photo shows the chaotic scene outside the hospital as super typhoon Sepat roared ashore This enhanced photo shows the chaotic scene outside the hospital as super typhoon Sepat roared ashore

Raging floods pound Taroko Gorge in eastern Taiwan in the aftermath of super typhoon Sepat Raging floods pound Taroko Gorge in eastern Taiwan in the aftermath of super typhoon Sepat

A tense moment as I pose for a photo with raging floods behind me A tense moment as I pose for a photo with raging floods behind me

A river in full flood south of Hualien Taiwan after super typhoon Sepat made landfall A river in full flood south of Hualien, Taiwan after super typhoon Sepat made landfall

An emergency vehicle battles flood water south of Hualien, Taiwan after typhoon Sepat made landfall An emergency vehicle battles flood water south of Hualien, Taiwan after typhoon Sepat made landfall

Geoff Mackley films the awesome flood waters in the aftermath of typhoon Sepat Geoff Mackley films the awesome flood waters in the aftermath of typhoon Sepat

 

Documenting the action in Taroko Gorge, Taiwan Documenting the action in Taroko Gorge, Taiwan

  
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