Typhoon Matmo , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Henry , was the first tropical cyclone that directly impacted Taiwan in 2014 . It was the tenth named storm and the fourth typhoon of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season . The typhoon is believed to be one of the main reasons behind the crash of TransAsia Airways Flight 222 , which occurred a day after it made landfall . There were fifty-four passengers on board ( four of whom were reported to be children ) and a crew of four . '' Taiwan News '' reported that " first suspicions hinted " the accident might be related to Matmo . The typhoon developed from a cluster of thundershowers consolidating around an area of low pressure in the doldrums . It initially followed a westward track , then made a sharp northwest turn before making landfall on Taiwan , and then China . After moving further inland , Matmo slowly curved back northeastwards and became extratropical before its remnants affected the Korean Peninsula . The typhoon caused damage of US$ 418 million and there were 65 deaths related to the storm . Matmo brought tropical storm force winds and heavy rainfall to the Philippines , typhoon force winds and torrential rainfall to China and Taiwan and heavy rains to Korea . Two deaths in the Philippines were attributed to the typhoon . The storm left 31,505 people in Taiwan without power . gusts were reported in the Gimpo International Airport of Seoul
TransAsia Airways Flight 222
TransAsia Airways Flight 222
Typhoon Matmo (2014)