Taipei Restaurant Destroyed by Typhoon Winds

The storefront of a restaurant in Taiwan’s capital was destroyed as typhoon winds lashed Taipei on Thursday, October 31, footage shows.

Local resident Michael Stuart captured video of the destruction at Dill, a vegetarian restaurant in the Beitou District.

“Holy crap,” Stuart says in the video, “The wall is blown out, collapsed into the street.”

Typhoon Kong-rey was the largest storm to hit the island in decades, and was near China’s southeastern coast by Friday. Credit: Michael Stuart via Storyful

Video transcript

Holy crap.

This is the dill restaurant.

The wall is blown out collapse, which is like the street.

That's bad.

Holy crap.

This is the dill restaurant.

The wall is blown out collapse, which is like the street that's bad.

Holy crap.

This is the dill restaurant.

The wall is blown out collapse which is like the street.

That's bad.

Holy crap.

This is the dill restaurant.

The wall is blown out collapse, which is like the street.

That's bad.

Holy crap.

This is the dill restaurant.

The wall is blown out, collapse into like the street.

That's bad.