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Taiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island

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Newest development Nov 12, 2025 · 4 reportsTaiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people from coastal and mountainous areas and closed schools before a tropical storm brushes the southern part of the island later Wednesday. Fung-wong had super typhoon strength when it battered the Philippines on Sunday, causing flooding, land…

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  1. Taiwan evacuates thousands ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong after deaths in the Philippines

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    Taiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island

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  1. KOB 4

    Taiwan evacuates thousands ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong after deaths in the Philippines (opens KOB 4)

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    Taiwan has evacuated more than 3,000 people and closed schools and offices ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong. Officials say the storm is losing intensity as it approaches Taiwan and is expected to make landfall near the southwestern port city of Kaohsiung on Wednesday.

  2. New York Post

    Thousands evacuate Taiwan as Typhoon Fung-wong approaches landfall (opens New York Post)

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    Taiwan evacuated more than 3,000 people on Tuesday, Nov. 11, issuing a land warning for the arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong, which is expected to dump large volumes of rain on its mountainous east coast.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Taiwan: Thousands evacuated ahead of Typhoon Fung-wong – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Fung-wong has brought heavy rains and triggered floods in Taiwan, with water rising above waist level in several parts of the country.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Thousands evacuated in Taiwan as Tropical Storm Fung-wong closes in (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The slow-moving storm is due to make landfall on Wednesday night after departing the Philippines.

  5. The Hill

    Taiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island (opens The Hill)

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    TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people from coastal and mountainous areas and closed schools before a tropical storm brushes the southern part of the island later Wednesday. Fung-wong had super typhoon strength when it battered the Philippines on Sunday, causing flooding, land…

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