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Super Typhoon Kraton is
moving towards Taiwan, China. 

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Local authorities have closed schools
and evacuated more than 800 people in 

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the southern and eastern regions. 

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to avoid the effects of the latest
super typhoon in the Western Pacific. 

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Super typhoon Kraton is forecast to hit
southern Taiwan, China on October 2. 

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The storm is expected to bring winds of
over 200 km per hour and extremely heavy rain. 

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Super Typhoon Kraton is expected to make
landfall in Kaohsiung early in 

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the afternoon of October 2. 

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then move through central Taiwan, China
in a northeast direction and out 

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to the East China Sea. 

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Kaohsiung, home to about 2.7 million
people, has asked residents to stay home 

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as super typhoon Kraton approaches. 

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The storm, identified by the US Navy's
Joint Typhoon Warning Center as a super 

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typhoon, has reached its maximum intensity. 

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and is expected to weaken slightly
as it approaches Taiwan, China.