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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (36940)	8/22/2000 1:41:03 PM
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Super typhoon lashes Taiwan, heads for China TAIPEI, Taiwan (CNN) -- The eye of "Super Typhoon" Bilis slammed into Taiwan Tuesday evening with winds reaching 260 kilometers (161 miles) per hour. The Taiwan government issued alerts, saying it was particularly concerned about central Taiwan where a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit last year. The storm could cause further damage to the area in which mountains have shifted and roads and bridges are still out. Storm chaser Jeff Mackley told CNN by telephone from the island that power had already been knocked out in many areas. Forecasters said the superstorm would likely remain over Taiwan for as long as six hours before heading into the Taiwan Strait on its way to mainland China. Television pictures showed streets lashed with rain. A worker at a garbage site outside the capital, Taipei, died in a landslide triggered by the heavy rain Tuesday, the government's disaster relief center said. The center of the storm moved onshore in southern Taiwan around 10 p.m. (10 a.m. EDT). Shoppers walk by a protective net fitted to the windows of a department store as the typhoon bears down on the east coast of Taiwan Forecasters said that, in addition to destructive winds, heavy rains were expected as the storm moved over the island. There was a good chance of mudslides and flash flooding in mountainous areas. Rains of 10 to 20 centimeters (4 to 8 inches) were expected along the storm track, with waves of 3 to 7 meters (10 to 20) feet along the coast. Bilis was expected to weaken as it moved across Taiwan but strengthen again before going ashore on the Chinese mainland north of Hong Kong in about 24 hours. A storm is considered a typhoon if it has winds of 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour. A super typhoon is defined as a storm with sustained winds of 240 kilometers(150 miles) per hour. cnn.com