Five-metre waves pounded Taiwan’s shores October 30 as Super Typhoon Kong-rey drew near, with forecasters expecting the storm to hit the island as one of the most powerful in years. Kong-rey’s winds were sustaining maximum speeds of more than 230 kilometres (143 miles) per hour as it approached Taiwan, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center...

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