Nearly 2.9m. homes lose power, 75 injured as Megi slashes Taiwan (update)

Nearly 2.9 million homes were without power as of 6:19 p.m. Tuesday as Typhoon Megi continued to batter most of Taiwan with strong gusts and heavy rain.

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