Taiwan Braces for Typhoon Hours After Earthquake Strikes

Epoch Times:
TAIPEI—A powerful typhoon will hit Taiwan later on Aug. 8, bringing the risk of landslides and high seas, weather forecasters said, hours after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the island.

Typhoon Lekima, categorized at the strongest typhoon level by Taiwan’s weather bureau, was expected to approach off the island’s northeastern coast late on Thursday. It was moving across the ocean in a north-northwesterly direction at 9 miles (15 km) per hour, weather officials said.

Lekima was carrying maximum winds of 141 miles (227 km) per hour as it approaches Taiwan, the weather bureau said.

The bureau issued wind and rain warnings for greater Taipei, the northern port city of Keelung and other northern counties. It also put out a warning to seafarers off the south and east coasts.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast on Thursday, the island’s weather bureau said, shaking buildings and cutting power to thousands of buildings.
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