Typhoon Koinu is forecast to make landfall in Taiwan in the next few hours.
A Category 4 typhoon is headed straight toward a nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan.Typhoon Koinu slammed into Taiwan's southeastern islands on Wednesday and the massive storm is anticipated to hit southern Taiwan in the next few hours, which would be Thursday morning local time.
Despite the storm's direct path toward the plant, there are no announcements on the power company's website about efforts being made to protect the plant from the incoming storm's harsh winds.With a storm of Koinu's strength, Deger said power outages, structural damage and flooding can be expected. Up to 12 inches of rain is expected to fall as well, causing a flood risk.
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