The China Post
Date: July 8, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Torrential and heavy rain warnings were issued islandwide by the

A firefighter explains evacuation plans to a family in Taoyuan’s Fuxing District on Thursday. The residents of 10 neighborhoods in the district have been moved to safe locations as part of preventative evacuations on Thursday. (CNA)

Central Weather Bureau (CWB) Thursday, urging residents to brace for heavy rainfall as Super Typhoon Nepartak was to make landfall Friday.

Local governments islandwide have suspended classes and work Friday, while outlying Lienchiang County and Kinmen County will continue business as usual before noon, according to the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration of the Executive Yuan.

As of 5 p.m., Super Typhoon Nepartak was centered 220 kilometers east-southeast of Taitung, moving at 17-14 kph in a west-northwesterly direction, according to the CWB. With a radius of 200 km, the storm was carrying maximum sustained winds of 198 kph, with gusts of up to 245 kph, it said.     [FULL  STORY]