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Typhoon Nepartak makes landfall in eastern Taiwan

Xinhua, July 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Typhoon Nepartak made landfall early Friday in eastern Taiwan, bringing strong gusts and downpours to the area, said Taiwan's weather bureau.

The first typhoon of the year landed at 5:50 a.m. Friday in Taitung, packing winds of up to 191 km per hour and gusts of up to 234 km per hour, it said.

The typhoon was moving northwestward at a speed of 11 km per hour.

All general train services in the island were suspended Friday, with commuter trains resuming operation after 5:00 p.m. Friday, said the island's railways authority late night Thursday. The island's high-speed train service was suspended for the whole day on Friday.

Classes were suspended and citizens had one-day off across the island on Friday. Endi