The China Post
Date: September 12, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
Tropical storm Meranti developed into a typhoon on Sunday and is moving directly toward Taiwan, 
As of 2 p.m. Sunday, Meranti was located 1,560 kilometers off Taiwan’s southernmost point of Erluanpi, moving at 26 kilometers per hour in a west-northwest direction.
Meranti was packing maximum sustained winds of 119 kph, with gusts of up to 155 kph.
The storm, which has a radius of 150 kilometers, is expected to continue gaining strength but is not likely to become a super typhoon, according to the CWB.
According to the CWB’s latest forecast, the typhoon will be closest to Taiwan from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning. [FULL STORY]