Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-16
By: Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
As typhoon Malakas continues to intensify and is expected to bring strong winds to the
(image courtesy of CWB website)
northern and eastern part of Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) has issued a land warning for the storm at 8:30 a.m. Friday.
Just two days after super typhoon Meranti battered southern and southeastern Taiwan, the island is preparing itself for the impact of another typhoon coming its way.
According to the latest forecast, the center of the storm was located about 470 kilometers east-southeast of Pingtung’s Hengchun, and is moving 22 kilometers per hour in a north-northwest direction.
Its storm circle has started to traverse the Bashi Channel, the bureau said, threatening to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to eastern part of Taiwan, including Hualien and Taitung, as it continues to gain strength. [FULL STORY]
