YILAN, Taiwan: Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday (Jul 24) ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets closed, people given the day off work, flights cancelled and the military put on stand-by with torrential rain and strong winds forecast.
YILAN, Taiwan : Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets closed, people given the day off work, flights cancelled and the military put on stand-by with torrential rain and strong winds forecast.
Currently categorised as a medium-strength typhoon by Taiwan, it is then likely to move across the Taiwan Strait and then hit the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian late afternoon on Friday.In rural Yilan county, where the typhoon will first hit land, heavy rain battered the countryside. The transport ministry said almost all domestic flights had been cancelled, along with 27 international flights.
Some mountainous central and southern Taiwan counties are expected to see total rainfall of up to 1,800mm during the typhoon, the weather administration said.
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