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TAIWAN
Most powerful typhoon of year hits

Typhoon Jangmi left Taiwan on Sept. 29 after lashing the island with torrential rains and powerful winds that killed two people and injured more than 30.

Jangmi — the fourth and most powerful typhoon to hit the island this year — made landfall in Ilan County in northeastern Taiwan at midafternoon Sept. 28, the Central Weather Bureau said.

Offices and schools were shut down Sept. 29 because of the storm's impact, and the Taiwan stock market was closed.

Power was cut to 86,000 households as the area was hit by gusts of up to 227 kph, the highest level the bureau's equipment can measure, the weather bureau said.

The strong winds overturned a bus on a highway near the northeastern city of Ilan, injuring 36 passengers, the Disaster Relief Center said.

The Japan Times Weekly: Oct. 4, 2008
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