LIVE | Typhoon Kong-rey Makes Landfall In Taiwan's Taitung Island | Typhoon Kong Rey Live | N18G
LIVE | Typhoon Kong-rey Makes Landfall In Taiwan's Taitung Island | Typhoon Kong Rey Live | N18G
Live from Taitung as Typhoon Kong-Rey is moving towards Taiwan with a possible landfall on Thursday.
Typhoon Kong-rey to make landfall on Thursday along its sparsely populated east coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds across a swath of the island.
Packing gusts of nearly 300 kph (186 mph), the storm has strengthened into a super typhoon and is expected to further intensify before hitting Taitung County, according to U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
Up to 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) of rainfall is expected in mountainous eastern Taiwan and destructive winds are likely to hit coastal areas on Thursday, according to the administration.
Central Weather Administration forecaster Stan Chang said it was relatively rare for a strong typhoon to directly hit Taiwan this late in the year, pointing to the still favourable environment for typhoons, including warmer sea temperatures in the Pacific and later-than-normal cold fronts from the north.
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