Extreme Weather's video: Super Typhoon Meranti Xiamen China

Follow Extreme Weather on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExtremeWeatherChannel Super Typhoon Meranti, the strongest tropical storm of 2016. Typhoon Meranti struck China after pounding Taiwan, making landfall early on Thursday near Xiamen in Fujian Province. Morning light revealed empty streets covered in broken glass, from shattered windows on surrounding office buildings. The powerful storm first raked southern Taiwan, bringing torrential rains and winds of up to 230 mph (370 kilometers per hour) One person died and 44 people were injured as the typhoon surged over the island, according to a Taiwan Red Cross spokeswoman. More than 900,000 households had lost power, the spokeswoman confirmed, while another 500,000 had issues with water supply. Hundreds of thousands were also waiting for repairs Meranti is the strongest typhoon since Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines in 2013. Exciting Trailer by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100494 Artist: http://incompetech.com/