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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Tainan

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi City's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on July 6, 2025, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Cigu District, Tainan.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Ceremony in Taiwan in memory of Japanese engineer

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te lays flowers at a statue of Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) during a ceremony in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on May 8, 2025, in honor of the Japanese engineer's contribution to the building of hydraulic facilities in then Japanese-ruled Taiwan.

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Taiwan: Caregiver Protects Grandma As M6.4 Earthquake Strikes

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, January 21 at around 00:17. At least 27 people were reportedly injured. The video shows the moment the quake hit, with a caregiver protecting an elderly woman in bed in Danei District, Tainan.

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27 Injured After M6.2 Earthquake Hits China's Taiwan

This photo taken on January 21, 2025 shows a damaged statue after an earthquake in Tainan City, southeast China's Taiwan. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Tainan City of China's Taiwan, at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Photo by China Times/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27 Injured After M6.2 Earthquake Hits China's Taiwan

This photo taken on January 21, 2025 shows a damaged building after an earthquake in Tainan City, southeast China's Taiwan. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Tainan City of China's Taiwan, at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Photo by China Times/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27 Injured After M6.2 Earthquake Hits China's Taiwan

This photo taken on January 21, 2025 shows damaged buildings after an earthquake in Tainan City, southeast China's Taiwan. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Tainan City of China's Taiwan, at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Photo by China Times/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of earthquake in southern Taiwan

A woman looks into a collapsed house in Tainan on Jan. 21, 2025, after a powerful earthquake jolted the southern Taiwan city.

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Aftermath of earthquake in southern Taiwan

A warehouse is collapsed in Tainan on Jan. 21, 2025, after a powerful earthquake jolted the southern Taiwan city.

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Taiwan's next president Lai

Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, who won the presidential election in January, attends a memorial ceremony for colonial-era Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, May 8, 2024.

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Taiwan's next president Lai

Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, who won the presidential election in January, attends a memorial ceremony for colonial-era Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, May 8, 2024.

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Lantern festival parade in Tainan

Dancers from a team in Japan's Yamagata Prefecture take part in a lantern festival parade in Tainan, Taiwan, on Feb. 24, 2024.

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Lantern festival parade in Tainan

Dancers from a team in Japan's Sendai city take part in a lantern festival parade in Tainan, Taiwan, on Feb. 24, 2024.

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Lantern festival opening ceremony in Tainan

Dancers from a team in Japan's Kochi Prefecture perform during the opening ceremony of a lantern festival in Tainan, Taiwan, on Feb. 24, 2024.

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Lantern festival parade in Tainan

Dancers from a team in Japan's Kochi Prefecture take part in a lantern festival parade in Tainan, Taiwan, on Feb. 24, 2024.

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Presidential election in Taiwan

Taiwan presidential candidate Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party meets the press before casting a ballot at a polling station in Tainan on Jan. 13, 2024.

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Presidential election in Taiwan

Taiwan presidential candidate Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party casts a ballot at a polling station in Tainan on Jan. 13, 2024.

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Presidential election in Taiwan

Taiwan presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (C) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is pictured after casting a ballot at a polling station in Tainan on Jan. 13, 2024.

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Presidential election in Taiwan

Taiwan presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (R) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party prepares to cast a ballot at a polling station in Tainan on Jan. 13, 2024.

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Presidential election in Taiwan

Taiwan presidential candidate Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party prepares to cast a ballot at a polling station in Tainan on Jan. 13, 2024.

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Taiwan president

TAINAN, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks at a military base in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Dec. 13, 2013.

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M6.4 quake hits southern Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2016, shows a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan, Taiwan, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Taiwan.

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M6.4 quake hits southern Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Rescue workers search for people believed to be trapped inside a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan, Taiwan, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Taiwan.

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M6.4 quake hits southern Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Rescue workers search for people believed to be trapped inside a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan, Taiwan, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Taiwan.

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M6.4 quake hits southern Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2016, shows a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan, Taiwan, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Taiwan.

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Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Locals pose in front of Lin Department Store, reopened in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on June 14, 2014. The store first opened in 1932 and was operated by a Japanese entrepreneur during Taiwan's 1895-1945 colonization by Japan.

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Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Shoppers stroll inside Lin Department Store, reopened in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on June 14, 2014. The store first opened in 1932 and was operated by a Japanese entrepreneur during Taiwan's 1895-1945 colonization by Japan.

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Colonial-era Japanese department store revived in Tainan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Locals in Japanese yukata (summer-time kimono) parade in front of Lin Department Store, reopened in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on June 14, 2014. The store first opened in 1932 and was operated by a Japanese entrepreneur during Taiwan's 1895-1945 colonization by Japan.

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Japan's ex-PM Mori plants cherry tree

TAINAN, Taiwan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and Tainan Mayor William Lai water a cherry tree at a memorial park dedicated to Japanese engineer Yoichi Hatta in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on April 14, 2012. Mori planted the tree to express Tokyo's gratitude for Taiwan's donations following last year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Japan's ex-PM Mori plants cherry tree

TAINAN, Taiwan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori plants a cherry tree at a memorial park dedicated to Japanese engineer Yoichi Hatta in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on April 14, 2012, to express Tokyo's gratitude for Taiwan's donations following last year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAINAN, Taiwan - Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (C on car) campaigns in Tainan, Taiwan, on Jan. 8, 2012, ahead of the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAINAN, Taiwan - Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen campaigns in Tainan, Taiwan, on Jan. 8, 2012, ahead of the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Japanese fighter pilot worshiped by Taiwanese

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Images of World War II Japanese fighter pilot Shigemine Sugiura are enshrined at Chen-an Temple in Tainan, Taiwan, on May 19, 2011. The temple worships the Japanese solider who died in the city during an Allied attack.

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Japanese fighter pilot worshiped by Taiwanese

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A resident in the neighborhood offers apples before the images of World War II Japanese fighter pilot Shigemine Sugiura at Chen-an Temple in Tainan, Taiwan, on May 19, 2011. The temple worships the Japanese solider who died in the city during an Allied attack.

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Taiwan's Ma in press conference

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during a press conference at the National University of Tainan in Tainwan, southern Taiwan, on May 19, 2011.

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Museum commemorating Japanese architect opens in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (2nd from L) and Shuichi Hatta (L) open a gate at Yoichi Hatta Memorial Park in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on May 8, 2011. A ceremony was held to mark the opening of the park dedicated to Japanese architect Yoichi Hatta, Shuichi's grandfather. Yoichi Hatta built the Chianan Canal and Wushantou Reservoir in Greater Tainan.

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Envoys from Taiwan, Japan meet in symbolic nod to bilateral ties

TAINAN, Taiwan - John Feng, Taiwan's newly appointed envoy to Japan, speaks to reporters after inspecting the Wusantou Reservoir in Tainan, a Japanese colonial-era engineering feat that has tamed Taiwan's southern waters since 1930, on Sept. 12. Masaki Saito, Japan's newly arrived envoy to Taiwan, accompanied Feng on the inspection.

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Taiwan premier rides on high-speed train during test run

TAINAN, Taiwan - Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh claps his hands during a ride on a high-speed railway train as it successfully conducts a test run at the targeted speed of 300 kilometers per hour. Hsieh, inspecting the ongoing construction work, rode on the Japan-made Shinkansen train for the 60-km run in southern Tainan County.

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Taiwan's high speed railway begins test-run

TOKYO, Japan - Railway fans gather in the southeastern Taiwanese city of Tainan on Jan. 27 to see Taiwan's High Speed Rail 700T series passenger train, based on Japan's Shinkansen 700 Series, begin a test-run. The train will cover the 350 kilometers between Taipei and Kaohsiung in 90 minutes.

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New apartment complex built at quake-hit site in Taiwan

Photo taken Feb. 22, 2022, in Tainan, Taiwan, shows a new apartment complex built at the site of the Weiguan Jinlong apartment complex that collapsed in a strong earthquake in February 2016, leaving 115 people dead there.

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Search for Taiwan quake victims ends with death toll at 116

Photo taken Feb. 13, 2016, shows the site of a collapsed high-rise apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, where the debris has been cleared away, in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck the area a week earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for Taiwan quake victims ends with death toll at 116

Rescue workers search for the bodies of people at the site of a collapsed apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 13, 2016, in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck the area a week earlier. The search operations ended the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for Taiwan quake victims ends with death toll at 116

Rescue workers carry the body of a person found from under the rubble of a collapsed apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 13, 2016, in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck the area a week earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for Taiwan quake victims ends with death toll at 116

Combination photo shows the site of a collapsed apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 9, 2016 (top), three days after a powerful earthquake struck the area, and on Feb. 13 (bottom), with debris having been cleared away. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pet dog rescued six days after quake in Taiwan

A shiba inu dog is seen after being rescued from the debris of a collapsed high-rise apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 12, 2016, six days after a massive earthquake struck the city. The dog was kept as a pet by a family of four on the eighth floor of the complex, of whom only one was rescued alive while three others died, according to the local media reports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6 days after powerful quake in Taiwan

Heavy machinery removes rubble at the site of a collapsed high-rise condominium building in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 12, 2016, six days after a massive earthquake struck the city, killing at least 96 people and injuring hundreds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6 days after powerful quake in Taiwan

Heavy machinery removes rubble at the site of a collapsed high-rise condominium building in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 12, 2016, six days after a massive earthquake struck the city, killing at least 96 people and injuring hundreds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6 days after powerful quake in Taiwan

A rescue worker looks on as heavy machinery removes rubble at the site of a collapsed high-rise condominium building in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 12, 2016, six days after a massive earthquake struck the city, killing at least 96 people and injuring hundreds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo