Typhoon Tembin Strengthens Further

Across the island of Taiwan, about 7,000 residents evacuated their homes and 50,000 households lost power after Tembin made landfall, Agence France-Presse reported. Although earlier forecasts had called for Tembin to continue moving westward, eventually coming ashore in China, the storm changed course, and lingered over the ocean off southwestern Taiwan in late August 2012.

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Typhoon Kai-tak Batters The Far East

Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2012 shows lightning above buildings as Typhoon Kai-Tak approaches in Nanning City, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Image Corbis.

Shortly before noon today (August 17, 2012), the eye of Typhoon Kai-tak was located just off the eastern shore of China’s Leizhou Bandao (Leizhou Peninsula). 

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Typhoon Kai-tak To Hit China And Vietnam

After strengthening into a typhoon, Kai-tak continued its approach to the China coast late on Thursday (August 16, 2012).

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