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Taiwan issues warning against Typhoon Shanshan

The typhoon was moving west-northwest at a speed of 10 kilometers an hour and packing winds gusting up to 144 kilometres per hour.

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TAIPEI: Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau issued an alert on Thursday as Tyhoon Shanshan approached bringing with it the threat of strong winds and torrential rain.             

 

The centre of Shanshan, which is a Chinese woman's name, was 470 kilometres east-southeast of Taiwan's southernmost tip Oluanpi at 17:30 pm (0930 GMT), the bureau said.        

 

With a radius of 200 kilometres, the typhoon was moving west-northwest at a speed of 10 kilometers an hour and packing winds gusting up to 144 kilometres per hour.       

 

Residents in eastern and northeastern Taiwan were urged to take precautions against the downpours and powerful winds and avoid activities near the sea. Those in mountainous regions were told to watch out for mudslides.       

 

In July, Tropical Storm Bilis killed three people on the island while Typhoon Kaemi injured four people. Both storms claimed hundreds of lives on the Chinese mainland.

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