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Little Tich

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Mon Sep 28, 2015, 09:42 PM Sep 2015

Typhoon Dujuan slams Taiwan

Source: SBS Australia

Thousands of people have been evacuated in Taiwan as a powerful typhoon Dujuan slams into the country's east coast.

Typhoon Dujuan has made landfall in Taiwan on Monday evening, bringing strong rain and gusty winds to the island and its residents.

According to Taiwan's meteorological bureau, Dujuan, the 21st typhoon of the year, was moving towards the island at a speed of 21 km per hour, bringing even more precipitation and stronger wind at night and Tuesday morning.

The storm intensified though as it approached Taiwan, with gusts of more than 200 kilometres per hour.

Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/09/29/typhoon-dujuan-slams-taiwan

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Two Bon Jovi concerts were cancelled in Taipei rocktivity Sep 2015 #1

rocktivity

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1. Two Bon Jovi concerts were cancelled in Taipei
Mon Sep 28, 2015, 10:11 PM
Sep 2015

Last edited Mon Sep 28, 2015, 11:18 PM - Edit history (1)

Hopefully things will blow over in time for them to make their next gigs in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.


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