Typhoon Koinu, traveling westward from the Pacific, is strengthening as it moves toward Taiwan
Typhoon Koinu, traveling westward from the Pacific, was strengthening as it moved toward Taiwan, meteorologists on the island said Monday.The typhoon was moving northwest with sustained winds of 144 kph and gusts of up to 180 kph , according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau. Forecasters predict the center of the storm will hit the island’s southern cities, while bringing heavy rains to the east coast including the city of Taitung.
The storm is also bringing heavy rains to parts of the northern Philippines from Monday to Tuesday, mainly in Cagayan province, which is just south of Taiwan. Typhoon Haikui hit Taiwan in early September, the first typhoon to make landfall in years. It uprooted trees and damaged cars, and injured dozens, but did not cause any catastrophic damage.Iraqi Christian religious leaders demand an international investigation into deadly wedding fire
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