Earlier Thursday, Saomai skirted the northern coast of Taiwan, but the island escaped the brunt of the storm and no serious damage or casualties were reported.

• 星期四早些时候，台风“桑美”绕过台湾北部沿海地区，但是台湾主岛躲过了台风的正面冲击，没有严重财产损失或是人员伤亡的报导。