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Taiwan braces for powerful Typhoon Gaemi
July 24, 2024 - Taiwan is bracing for the arrival of powerful Typhoon Gaemi which is expected to make landfall on the island's North East coast late on Wednesday.
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The storm – the first typhoon of the season to affect the island – has led to the cancellation of parts of its largest annual military drills. One woman was reported to have died as the storm approached after being hit by a falling tree in the southern city of Kaohsiung.
Almost all domestic flights have been cancelled, along with more than 200 international flights, according to the transport ministry.
On its way to Taiwan, Gaemi also brought relentless rain to large swathes of the Philippines, with floods turning streets into rivers in the capital Manila.
The typhoon is seeing winds of up to 240kmh (150 mph), the equivalent of a high category 4 hurricane in terms of wind strength and destructive potential, the BBC said.