“It’s an unprecedented event, extremely violent, the winds may exceed 180 kilometers (112 miles) per hour,” Governor Francois-Xavier Bieuville said. As the cyclone neared the territory, the authorities banned all 320,000 residents from moving. Raising the highest alert “entails the strict confinement of the entire population, including rescue and security services and all officials mobilized […]
Packing maximum wind speeds of 184 kilometres per hour (114 miles per hour), Kong-rey hit the east coast at Chenggong town in Taitung County at 1:40 pm (0540 GMT), the Central Weather Administration said. It was the same strength as Typhoon Gaemi, which was the most powerful storm to hit Taiwan in eight years when […]