Taiwan orders markets, schools closed as strong typhoon approaches

A typhoon will hit northern Taiwan later on Monday, meteorologists said, shutting financial markets and schools as airlines cancelled dozens of flights amid warnings of floods and high winds on the island. Typhoon Mitag, categorised by Taiwan’s weather bureau as the second-strongest typhoon level, was expected to approach the coast of the northeastern county of Yilan with maximum winds of 162 kmh (100 mph). It also put out a warning to seafarers around Taiwan.

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