Typhoon 'Mitag'
Fast-moving Typhoon 'Mitag' is a typhoon near northern Taiwan
Warnings have been issued for parts of the island's east and north, including the capital, Taipei, with the worst of the weather expected to arrive soon.
The storm's center is expected to pass just east of the island before heading toward Shanghai on mainland China, then weakening as it moves toward South Korea and Japan.
Taiwan's weather bureau said Mitag was strengthening gradually as it moved north at about 27 kilometers per hour with winds gusting at up to 162 kilometers per hour.
Fast-moving Typhoon 'Mitag' is a typhoon near northern Taiwan
Warnings have been issued for parts of the island's east and north, including the capital, Taipei, with the worst of the weather expected to arrive soon.
The storm's center is expected to pass just east of the island before heading toward Shanghai on mainland China, then weakening as it moves toward South Korea and Japan.
Taiwan's weather bureau said Mitag was strengthening gradually as it moved north at about 27 kilometers per hour with winds gusting at up to 162 kilometers per hour.
