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Heavy rainstorm hits Taiwan as Typhoon approaches

RAINSTORM brought about by Typhoon Fung Wong was getting heavier in Taiwan Straits today, as the eighth storm of this year was forecast to land the island province of Taiwan tonight, according to the observatory in... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Jul 27 2008

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