Taiwan evacuates 3,000 as Tembin nears
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August 24, 2012, Friday
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TAIWAN authorities evacuated more than 3,000 residents from mountainous areas yesterday as a powerful typhoon approached the island and threatened to dump torrential rains that could unleash deadly landslides.
By late evening, Taiwan's weather bureau said Typhoon Tembin was packing winds of 155 kilometers per hour off the the island's southeast.
It said the slow-moving storm would probably make landfall around noon today and predicted up to 1 meter of rain in several eastern counties.
Mindful of a devastating typhoon three years ago that took 700 lives, authorities say thousands of resucers equipped with rubber boats and amphibious vehicles have been put on alert to help with relief efforts in areas impacted by Tembin's fury.
Authorities closed schools and ordered workers home in the eastern city of Hualien, where all flights were canceled. Schools were closed in Taitung and in parts of Kaohsiung county in the south.
Farmers were urgently harvesting crops ahead of the storm's arrival, and many homes and businesses in eastern Taiwan boarded up their windows to try to minimize damage.
Outdoor events to mark a special Qixi Festival were also canceled.
By late evening, Taiwan's weather bureau said Typhoon Tembin was packing winds of 155 kilometers per hour off the the island's southeast.
It said the slow-moving storm would probably make landfall around noon today and predicted up to 1 meter of rain in several eastern counties.
Mindful of a devastating typhoon three years ago that took 700 lives, authorities say thousands of resucers equipped with rubber boats and amphibious vehicles have been put on alert to help with relief efforts in areas impacted by Tembin's fury.
Authorities closed schools and ordered workers home in the eastern city of Hualien, where all flights were canceled. Schools were closed in Taitung and in parts of Kaohsiung county in the south.
Farmers were urgently harvesting crops ahead of the storm's arrival, and many homes and businesses in eastern Taiwan boarded up their windows to try to minimize damage.
Outdoor events to mark a special Qixi Festival were also canceled.
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