Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-12
By: Central News Agency
Strong Typhoon Meranti will force ferry suspensions in some parts of Taiwan from Tuesday in anticipation of gusty wind and heavy rain, the authorities said Monday.
All services between Taitung County in southeastern Taiwan and outlying Orchid Island and Green Island will be canceled Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Maritime Port Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
While boat operators have been helping evacuate tourists from the islands Monday, two Chinese women insisted on sticking to their itineraries and went to Green Island.
In addition, a charter ship service between Taichung in central Taiwan and outlying Kinmen County, scheduled for 11 p.m. Wednesday, will be canceled, the Kinmen County government said. [FULL STORY]