Typhoon Kong-rey, the biggest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years, made landfall on the island's eastern coast
Typhoon Kong-rey, the biggest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years, has made landfall on the island's eastern coast.
Schools and workplaces across Taiwan were closed on Thursday and supermarkets were stripped bare, as millions of residents braced for the storm which hit in the afternoon.
At one point before it made landfall, Typhoon Kong-rey was packing winds over 200km/h close to its centre, making it the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane.
Hundreds of flights and ferries, along with Taiwan's stock exchange, have also been suspended.
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