Typhoon Kong-rey hits Taiwan

The storm is the largest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years.

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Schools and workplaces across Taiwan were closed on Thursday and supermarkets were stripped bare, as millions of residents braced for the storm which hit at about 13:40 local time (04:40 GMT).

At one point before it made landfall, Typhoon Kong-rey was packing winds over 200km/h close to its centre, making it the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane.

Hundreds of flights and ferries, along with Taiwan’s stock exchange, have also been suspended.

The typhoon has injured over 70 people and killed at least one person, authorities said on Thursday afternoon. A 56-year-old woman died after a falling tree struck a vehicle she was in.

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