TAIPEI: Taiwan issued a weather alert on Tuesday as Typhoon "Koinu" approaches and threatens to make landfall later this week, bringing gales and downpours to the southeastern parts of the East Asian island.

Taipei's weather bureau put out a land warning on Tuesday after issuing a sea alert on Monday night. Koinu was moving northwest with sustained winds of 162 kilometers per hour (101 miles per hour) near its center.

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