TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan has seen flooding in low-lying areas, along with landslides and damage to homes and shops after Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on the island.
Waves crash onto the coastline before Typhoon Gaemi makes landfall in northeastern Taiwan’s Yilan county on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Taiwan has shuttered offices, schools and tourist sites across the island ahead of a powerful typhoon due to make landfall later Wednesday.
Offices and schools in Taiwan were closed for the second consecutive day on Thursday and people were urged to stay home and away from the coastline. The Philippine coast guard reported that an oil tanker, MT Terra Nova, loaded with about 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil sank off Limay town in Bataan province early Thursday and rescuers saved 15 of 16 crewmembers.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered authorities to speed up efforts to deliver food and other aid to isolated rural villages.In the densely populated region around the Philippine capital, government work and school classes were suspended after rains flooded many areas.
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