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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - TAIPEI — Taiwan is bracing for the arrival of powerful Typhoon Gaemi which is expected to make landfall on the island's North East coast in the next few hours.
The storm, the first typhoon of the season to affect the island, has led to the cancellation of parts of its largest annual military drills.
Almost all domestic flights have been canceled, along with more than 200 international flights, according to the transport ministry.
The typhoon is seeing winds gusting to 240 Kmh (150 mph) which is the equivalent of a high category 4 hurricane in terms of wind strength and destructive potential.
The government has declared Wednesday as a typhoon day, suspending work and classes across the island except for the Kinmen islands.
However, chip manufacturing giant TSMC has told the BBC that their plants will maintain normal operations.
The storm is currently tracking slightly further north and will cross the north of Taiwan, including the capital Taipei tonight. It will then pass out into the Taiwan Straits on Thursday and strike the coast of Fujian in South East China.
Despite the very strong winds, officials say the main threat from Gaemi is the huge amount of moisture it is carrying.
The island's Central Weather Administration has issued a land warning for all of Taiwan, expecting wind and rain to be at their worst on Wednesday and Thursday.
Taiwan authorities are warning that more than one meter of rainfall can be expected across the central and southern mountains of the island in the next 24 hours.
The area in central Taiwan that will be hit, was struck by a large earthquake earlier this year, which destabilized mountainsides. There is therefore potential for landslides and flash flooding. — BBC
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