Taiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island

Mongabay
Nov 12, 2025, 11:09 am65 pts
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people from coastal and mountainous areas and closed schools before a tropical storm brushes the southern part of the island later Wednesday. Fung-wong had super typhoon strength when it battered the Philippines on Sunday, causing flooding, landslides,…

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