Keelung, Taiwan, July 11, 2026 (AFP) - Thousands shelter in Taiwan as typhoon lashes Japan islands

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2026-07-11

More than 14,000 people in Taiwan have fled their homes, and many shops remain closed, as a typhoon pounding Japan's remote southwestern islands swept towards China on Saturday. Typhoon Bavi knocked out power to thousands in Okinawa and lashed northern Taiwan as it bore down on storm-battered China, where it is expected to make landfall early Sunday. Streets were largely deserted in Taiwan's port city of Keelung, which is expected to be one of t......

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