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Powerful Storm Blows Through Taiwan, Hits China


ເດັກຍິງທີ່ກັ້ງຮົ່ມ ກຳລັງຍ່າງຕ້ານລົມ ຢູ່ນະຄອນຫລວງ ໄຕເປຂອງ ໄຕ້ຫວັນ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ພາຍຸເຂດຮ້ອນ Fung-wong ພັດຖະຫລົ່ມ ຂຶ້ນຝັ່ງ, ວັນທີ 21 ກັນຍາ 2014.
ເດັກຍິງທີ່ກັ້ງຮົ່ມ ກຳລັງຍ່າງຕ້ານລົມ ຢູ່ນະຄອນຫລວງ ໄຕເປຂອງ ໄຕ້ຫວັນ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ພາຍຸເຂດຮ້ອນ Fung-wong ພັດຖະຫລົ່ມ ຂຶ້ນຝັ່ງ, ວັນທີ 21 ກັນຍາ 2014.

Taiwan has begun cleanup efforts after Tropical Storm Fung-Wong pounded the island with massive downpours, while China braced for the onslaught of the upgraded Typhoon Fung-Wong.

The powerful storm arrived in Taiwan Sunday, pounding the north and south of the island but causing only limited damage. It blew into the South China Sea Monday morning, leaving at least one person dead and four injured.

East China's Zhejiang Province faced a strengthened storm as Fung-Wong made landfall Monday afternoon.

Authorities say more than 157,000 people have been evacuated from coastal areas.

Fung-Wong, which means "phoenix" in Chinese, caused severe damage when it moved through the Philippines Friday and Saturday, killing at least five people.

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