Taiwan is battered by its first typhoon for 2014

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Taiwan is battered by its first typhoon for 2014

Typhoon Matmo (Philippine name Henry) battered the island-state of Taiwan with Category 2 winds of up to 165 kilometers per hour. Matmo made landfall early morning Wednesday, July 23. Prior to landfall, residents were urged to tie down commercial signs and construction scaffolds Around 5,400 tourists were evacuated from Green Island and Orchid Island, two popular scenic spots off the southeastern Taitung country earlier Tuesday. Several ports were packed with hundreds of fishing vessels that returned from sea to avoid the typhoon.

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