Typhoon Kong-rey: biggest storm in decades makes landfall in Taiwan
People warned to stay inside because of high risk of landslides, storm surges, destructive winds and flooding
Taiwan has shut down work, school and transport as the biggest typhoon to hit the island in decades made landfall on its east coast.
Kong-rey has been declared a “strong typhoon” by Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA), which said it was expected to be the largest storm to hit Taiwan since 1996.
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