3,000 people evacuated as typhoon nears islands off Taiwan
About 3,000 people, mostly tourists, have been evacuated from far-flung islands off Taiwan as a massive typhoon makes its way toward the Southeast Asian country.
With winds of up to 209 kilometers (130 miles) per hour, Typhoon Dujuan was 560 kilometers (about 348 miles) southeast of Hualien County on Taiwan’s eastern coast at 2:30 p.m. local time (0630 GMT) on Sunday, forcing ferries to increase trips to remove people from Green Island and Orchid Island.
“It’s at the upper limit of a moderate storm, and we do not rule out that it gets stronger,” a spokesman with Taiwan’s weather bureau told AFP.
Many Taiwanese families who have planned to gather and look at the full moon to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, risk being in danger by the storm.
Dujuan is also expected to strike the Japanese island of Ishigaki at about midday on Monday, and hit Taiwan’s mainland later in the day. The typhoon is on course to punch mainland China on Tuesday after moving through Taiwan.
Japan’s meteorological agency has warned that the storm can cause waves 13 meters (42 feet) high, landslides, and heavy rain when it hits the country. Japanese media said at least three flights were cancelled on Sunday.
There has been no report of damage or injuries in connection with the typhoon so far, but “winds are getting stronger,” an Ishigaki official said.
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