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Typhoon Gaemi barrels towards China’s Fujian after sinking ship off Taiwan

Residents being evacuated during floods after Typhoon Gaemi made landfall in Pintung county, Taiwan [Pingtung Fire Department via AP]

Typhoon Gaemi is sweeping towards southern China after wreaking devastation in Taiwan, killing at least two people and sinking a cargo ship, with its nine crew members missing.

The typhoon made landfall on the northeastern coast of Taiwan at about midnight (16:00 GMT) on Wednesday, the country’s Central Weather Administration said, reporting gusts of up to 227kmph (141mph) before it barrelled towards Fuzhou in China’s Fujian province as of 12:15pm (04:15 GMT) on Thursday.

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