After Typhoon Kong-rey, the biggest storm to hit Taiwan in nearly three decades, businesses in northeastern Yilan are predicting a weeklong recovery period.
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00:00Back to work.
00:05The shopkeepers at a market in Yilan are returning to work after the government gave
00:09the go-ahead for people to return to school and the office after Typhoon Kongrei.
00:14But there's not much business today after the storm downed trees and caused flooding
00:18in the northeast county.
00:20The market manager says many store owners are busy cleaning up their businesses.
00:24There are many shops that are closed today, but they are still cleaning up and taking
00:31care of their stalls.
00:32There's no problem inside.
00:33It's just that there's a lot of wind and rain outside, and some tents are blown away.
00:43And many store owners are worried that business won't return to normal for a while.
00:47In my experience, it takes about a week for a typhoon to come.
00:53And there are three typhoons in such a short period of time.
00:57It's not easy for the typhoon to come.
01:00The business is back to normal.
01:02But the typhoon came again.
01:04And the prices are very expensive.
01:08And shop owners hope this will be the last of the challenges they face this year.
01:13Although there are some people out and about in this shopping district today, it's still
01:16a far cry from normal.
01:18And shopkeepers hope that their town and their businesses can return to life as usual
01:22as soon as possible.
01:24Kama Sri and Tiffany Wong in Yilan for Taiwan Plus.