Stormy winds in Central Taiwan cause chaotic incidents all over｜Formosa English News

Bilingual text here: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B09W07EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description 雙語文字版: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B09W07EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description Our official website: ➔ https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/ Follow us on Facebook: ➔ https://www.facebook.com/ftvformosanews X (Twitter): ➔ https://x.com/FTV_Taiwan_News Strong winds caused a ruckus in Central Taiwan today, some reaching up to 11 on the Beaufort scale. Wuqi District in Taichung is in the lead with a water tower toppling and a Ferris wheel halting. In Beitun District, one candidate’s campaign banner flew off the rails. In Changhua, one car’s wind visor flew off and hurtled like a frisbee towards a restaurant. A loud crash at a storefront shocks the owner. It seems a large part of a grey car driving along the road broke off and flew towards her shop. Xiushui Township in Changhua, saw very strong winds on Monday afternoon reaching 9 on the Beaufort scale. They had blown a car door’s rain guard into the store. Member of public Nearby resident We all have to be careful; if the wind is strong it will fly away. See, I was careful and so I stuck it together. In Changhua, a line of scooters lay toppled over like dominoes along Nanguo Road which some assumed was an indicator of a typhoon arriving. - Isn’t there a typhoon? - No, there isn’t. It’s probably the northeast monsoon. - Can’t find a place to park your motorcycle? - Right. - What happened? - They’ve all fallen. In Taichung’s Beitun District, along Dongshan road, one candidate’s campaign banner folded over in the wind from the fifth floor rooftop triggering him to quickly fix the mishap. Tseng Tzu-yao Taichung Mayoral Candidate (DPP) Because we tied so many knots, so if it just folded over in one place, at least the other side was securely fastened. It seems Wuqi District in Taichung, met a similarly twisted fate with the winds. Netizens speculated that a water tower might have lost a battle to the typhoon gusts. Neighborhood residents clarified that the empty water tower was abandoned on the road for a week, and had tumbled onto the road. - Now it’s just left there, I don’t know where it came from. I don’t know. - Did you not hear a loud crash? - No, the wind these days is loud. Wuqi District ranks first for strong winds in Taichung as wind speeds reached 11 on the Beaufort Wind Scale; the Ferris wheel was also stopped as it became too dangerous to operate. For more Taiwan news, tune in: Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152 Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53 #storm #taichung #changhua #taiwantyphoon #typhoonwinds #台灣新聞 #FormosaEnglishNews #民視新聞 #FTV新聞 #Taiwan