Flights cancelled as Taiwan battens down for powerful typhoon
Taiwan braced for Typhoon Maria Tuesday, prompting school closures and the cancellations of hundreds of flights amid warnings of landslides and floods on the island. Maria was expected to approach the northern coast early on Wednesday as it moves in a west-northwesterly direction at 30 kph, weather officials said. At one point a super typhoon, Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau has downgraded Maria to a medium-strength storm with wind gusts of up to 209 km per hour. China Airlines and Eva Airways, Taiwan’s two largest carriers, cancelled many flights and warned more could be delayed because of the typhoon. Hong Kong’s flagship carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways, said more than a dozen flights had been canceled.<br/>
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Flights cancelled as Taiwan battens down for powerful typhoon
Taiwan braced for Typhoon Maria Tuesday, prompting school closures and the cancellations of hundreds of flights amid warnings of landslides and floods on the island. Maria was expected to approach the northern coast early on Wednesday as it moves in a west-northwesterly direction at 30 kph, weather officials said. At one point a super typhoon, Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau has downgraded Maria to a medium-strength storm with wind gusts of up to 209 km per hour. China Airlines and Eva Airways, Taiwan’s two largest carriers, cancelled many flights and warned more could be delayed because of the typhoon. Hong Kong’s flagship carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways, said more than a dozen flights had been canceled.<br/>
