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Super Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall in Taiwan

KEELUNG, Taiwan — Super Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday as one of the biggest storms to hit the island in decades, whipping up 10-metre waves, triggering floods and claiming at least one life.

Packing maximum wind speeds of 184 kilometers per hour (114 miles per hour), Kong-rey slammed into eastern Taiwan on Thursday afternoon, the Central Weather Administration said.

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