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To: TGPTNDR who wrote (139225)	9/21/2001 10:41:53 AM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1583647

Not as big of deal as the terrorist attacks but there has been other bad news. Typhoon Deals New Blow to Taiwan Manufacturers nytimes.com HONG KONG, Sept. 19 — Just as the world's air cargo traffic was beginning to flow again, a deadly typhoon has disrupted production in Taiwan, one of the most important suppliers of computers, semiconductors and other electronics to the United States technology industry. Typhoon Nari swamped Taiwan's capital, Taipei, with record amounts of rain on Monday and Tuesday, killing 79 people, flooding streets, and shutting factories across Taiwan. Most managed to reopen today, but local companies said the typhoon would aggravate disruptions in production and shipping that began after the terrorist attacks in the United States last week...