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Typhoon Gaemi has caused havoc in Taiwan, due to which normal life is getting disrupted. Due to the storm, two people have died and 26 people are injured, there is flooding in many places. The storm is expected to hit the eastern sea coast of China from the Taiwan Strait. Let us tell you that a cargo ship sank before moving towards China. Also, more torrential rains are expected.
Gaemi made landfall on Taiwan's northeastern coast in Yilan county around midnight (1600 GMT Wednesday). It is the strongest typhoon to hit the island in eight years and was packing winds of 227 kilometres per hour (141 mph), according to the Central Meteorological Administration. As of 12:15 pm (local time), Gaemiwas in the Taiwan Strait and headed toward Fuzhou in China's Fujian province.
Gaemi is the biggest typhoon to hit China's coast
Gaemi will be the biggest typhoon to hit China's eastern seaboard this year, with its spiral cloud-bands spreading across much of the western Pacific Ocean and bringing heavy rain from the Philippines to Japan's Okinawa islands.
In Taiwan, the typhoon left about half a million homes without power, although most have now been restored. Parts of southern Taiwan are expected to record up to 2,200 mm (87 inches) of rainfall through Tuesday. The typhoon is expected to bring more rain across Taiwan, with offices and schools as well as financial markets closed for a second day on Thursday.
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