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Residents were urged to stay home and flights, rail transport, ferry services, classes and outdoor events were suspended, but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage

Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to stay home and flights, rail transport, ferry services, classes and outdoor events were suspended, but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage. The storm made landfall in Taitung county on the Pacific-facing east coast around 3 p.m. (0700 GMT) Sunday, bringing sustained winds of 155 kph (96 mph) and gusts of 190 kph (120 mph). The winds and driving rains force

Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Taitung, China’s Taiwan island on Sunday afternoon, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC). Haikui, which is the second typhoon to impact China over the weekend, could possibly make a second landfall in the country, like Typhoon Saola earlier.

Rest of World News: Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkn

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: Moderate to heavy rains dumped by Typhoon Hanna in Pangasinan province in 12 hours reached 130.7 millimeters (mm), the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) here announced on Sunday.

Mass evacuations, cancelled flights, roads and cars were damaged as Typhoon Haikui made landfall in Taiwan.

TAITUNG, Taiwan: Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas in eastern Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui as authorities prepared Sunday for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years.

Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to stay home and flights, rail transport, ferry services, classes and outdoor events were suspended, but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage.

Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China before dawn Saturday after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and other parts of...

Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China before dawn Saturday after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and other parts of...