Powerful typhoon hits southern Taiwan

Typhoon Blew hit the southeastern coast of Taiwan, hundreds of flights were canceled. This was reported on August 13 by the Reuters news agency.

The disaster brought with it a strong wind speed of 191 km/h (53 m/s). The hurricane hit the city of Taitung. School classes were suspended in several other cities.

Local authorities said that more than 5.5 thousand people were evacuated due to the approach of the typhoon.

"The Ministry of Transport announced that all domestic flights were canceled on Wednesday — a total of 252, as well as 129 international flights," the material says.

According to Reuters, after making landfall, the storm is expected to hit the much more densely populated western coast of Taiwan, and then head to China's southern Fujian province.

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On July 20, Hong Kong authorities issued a storm warning of the highest level due to the approaching hurricane. About 500 flights were cancelled due to the weather conditions. It was later reported that at least 26 people were injured due to Typhoon Vifa in Hong Kong.

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