On 17 September, when people in Tai- wan were still reeling from the shock of the 11 September destruction of the World Trade Center in New York, this year's 16th northwest Pacific typhoon-Typhoon Nari-mounted a direct and powerful attack on Taiwan itself.
九月十七日，當台灣民眾仍為九一一紐約世貿雙星大樓倒塌事件震驚不已時，今年第十六號颱風──納莉，又給了台灣直接而猛烈的重擊。