Taiwan evacuates thousands ahead of tropical storm
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The Central Weather Administration issued a land warning on Tuesday, November 11, as Typhoon Fung-wong approached southern Taiwan. Mass evacuations were carried out for residents in the eastern part of the country,
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan issued a land warning on Tuesday and evacuated more than 3,000 people ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong which, while weakening, is expected to dump large amounts of rain on the island's mountainous east coast.
The typhoon is forecasted to hit land on Wednesday on the island’s southwestern coast around the major port of Kaohsiung.
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