Typhoon Soudelor: Thousands evacuated as Taiwan prepares for strongest typhoon of 2015.
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The strongest typhoon of the year is bearing down on Taiwan's east coast, forcing the evacuation of more than 2,000 people from outlying islands popular with tourists.
Typhoon Soudelor, packing maximum wind gusts of up to 209 kilometres per hour, was 790 kilometres south-east of Hualien county as of 5:30pm (local time)
It is categorised as a moderate storm by Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau, although other observatories in the region class it as a severe typhoon.
Soudelor, predicted to strengthen as it approaches Taiwan, is expected to batter the island hardest between late Friday and early Saturday.
A sea warning has already been issued and the weather bureau said a land warning would also be put out.
About 2,600 people, including tourists and residents, have been evacuated from Green Island and Orchid Island off the coast of the eastern county of Taitung,
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