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2010 Sep 09

Taiwan issues land and sea warning for Typhoon Meranti

 Taipei - Taiwan on Thursday issued a land and sea warning for Typhoon Meranti, which had formed south-west of the island and was heading for China.

At 1 pm (0500 GMT), the centre of Meranti was 119 kilometres west of Taiwan's southern tip, the Central Weather Bureau said.

Moving in a north-westerly direction at 15 kilometres per hour (kph), Meranti was packing centre winds of 72 kph and gusts of 101 kph.

The bureau expected Meranti to bring strong winds and heavy rain to Taiwan and the Strait as it charges towards China's southern coast.

Source: monstersandcritics.com

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