KAOSHIUNG, Taiwan — Thousands of people sheltered and fishermen secured their boats across storm-battered southern Taiwan on Wednesday as Typhoon Podul intensified on its approach to the island.
KAOSHIUNG, Taiwan — Thousands of people sheltered and fishermen secured their boats across storm-battered southern Taiwan on Wednesday as Typhoon Podul intensified on its approach to the island.The typhoon is packing wind speeds of 155 kilometres per hour at its centre and 'is strengthening', Central Weather Administration forecaster Lin Ting-yi told AFP. Podul is on track to hit lightly populated Taitung County at around noon before sweeping across the island and into the Taiwan Strait.
Taitung resort worker Lo Wan-chun told AFP by telephone that locals feared the storm could be as strong as Typhoon Nepartak in 2016, when the county recorded its strongest gusts since 1901.'After 8:00 am, the storm began to intensify,' she said.'It's still getting stronger. You can hear the wind is loud right now.'We don't recommend guests go out.
Podul Intensifies As It Nears Taiwan
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