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Typhoon Kong-rey Wrecks Havoc In Taiwan

Typhoon Kong-rey causes panic across Taiwan, while infrastructure has been left damaged at several places in the country.

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Photo: Hualien County Fire Department via AP

In this photo released by Hualien County Fire Department, a blown roof destroyed by the wind of Typhoon Kong-rey, lay across a road in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan.

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In this photo released by Hualien County Fire Department, police check an area destroyed by the wind from Typhoon Kong-rey in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan.

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Photo: Hualien County Fire Department via AP
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In this photo released by Hualien County Fire Department, police check a blown roof destroyed by the wind of Typhoon Kong-rey in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan.

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Photo: AP/Johnson Lai
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A fisherman walks past boats secured ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Kong-rey at Pa-tou-tzu fishing harbor in Keelung in northeastern Taiwan.

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Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
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People walk in the rain as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches to Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Fishermen secure their boats ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Kong-rey at Pa-tou-tzu fishing harbor in Keelung in northeastern Taiwan.

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A fisherman secures his boat ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Kong-rey at Pa-tou-tzu fishing harbor in Keelung in northeastern Taiwan.

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Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
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A man rides motorbike as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches in Taipei, Taiwan.

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A woman walks her dog as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches to Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Waves crash along the coast of Pa-tou-tzu fishing harbor ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Kong-rey in Keelung in northeastern Taiwan.