Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes

Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall

A strong Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Taiwan’s east coast on Thursday, the largest storm by size to hit the island in nearly 30 years.

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A ‘typhoon day’ has come to mean one thing for many – a chance to indulge their favourite pastime. The winds of typhoon Kong-rey howled through the streets of the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on ...

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