http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taichung/2008/08/04/168465/Hu%2Dapologizes.htmTaichung Mayor Jason Hu expressed his regrets yesterday that his decision to visit the Marshall Islands on the eve of typhoon Fung-Wong has been a major source of contention.2008-08-04T06:20+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-042a0ecdacba5c33536288900eab41d5NaturalDisastershttp://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Sport/2308625/Article/index_htmlKEVIN Lim's (pic) first taste of the Olympic sailing venue was abruptly halted when a tropical storm lashed Qingdao yesterday. Typhoon Fung Wong made landfall in Fujian province on China's east coast late on Tuesday after raging through Taiwan. It weakened into a tropical storm although heavy rain....2008-08-01T09:45+0200nstennst-e3e625679a2b7cd35cd975dfa3a529acNaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/08/01/168180/First%2Dlady.htmFirst lady Christine Chow met two children in southern Taiwan, whom Chow and President Ma Ying-jeou recently began sponsoring through World Vision Taiwan, to make sure they were safe after Tropical Storm Kalmaegi and Typhoon Fung-Wong, a spokeswoman for the Christian charity said Thursday.2008-08-01T05:56+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-1c0a7ccc1ebf5cb5eb6f35fe887b4570NaturalDisastershttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24107704-12335,00.htmlFIVE people were killed and tens of thousands moved to safety as tropical storm Fung-wong lashed eastern and southern China, state media reported today.2008-07-31T16:33+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-1fd11fa7b77c8cc7bf65244ce8a3d2f2NaturalDisastershttp://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/five_dead_as_storm_wreaks_havoc_in_china_553218Five people were killed and tens of thousands moved to safety as tropical storm Fung-wong lashed eastern and southern China, state media reported.2008-07-31T10:47+0200sbsensbs-44560291e10344cb1c7c4f3c6e273a13NaturalDisastershttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24107704-23109,00.htmlFIVE people were killed and tens of thousands moved to safety as tropical storm Fung-wong lashed eastern and southern China, state media reported today. 6:14pm (AEST)2008-07-31T10:47+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-80ab9019119c31de37fc925e9a8114f1NaturalDisastershttp://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20080731-79889.htmlBEIJING, CHINA - FIVE people were killed and tens of thousands moved to safety as tropical storm Fung-wong lashed eastern and southern China, state media reported on Thursday. Four people were found dead in eastern Jiangsu province, while one person died and four were still missing in the southern province of Guangdong, Xinhua news agency reported.2008-07-31T10:34+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-85dd1f0c72ee92824e9c5db8ceecfef4NaturalDisastershttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_263094.htmlBEIJING - FIVE people were killed and tens of thousands moved to safety as tropical storm Fung-wong lashed eastern and southern China, state media reported on Thursday. Four people were found dead in eastern Jiangsu province, while one person died and four were still missing in the southern province of Guangdong, Xinhua news agency reported.2008-07-31T10:10+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-31c0c9b748750217fb286da021baddbaNaturalDisastershttp://www.dawn.com/2008/07/31/rss.htm#12BEIJING, July 31 (AFP): Five people were killed and tens of thousands moved to safety as tropical storm Fung-wong lashed eastern and southern...2008-07-31T09:55+0200dawnendawn-b832daced2148ef6abb4190a6ae603f9NaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/offshore%20islands/2008/07/31/168017/Typhoon%2Dbrings.htmThanks to the heavy rain brought by Typhoon Fung-Wong, which lashed Taiwan Monday...2008-07-31T03:47+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-9366d225894433ed4e42da368e46e22aNaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/07/31/168011/Agricultural%2Dlosses.htmReported losses to agricultural crops and facilities resulting from Typhoon Fung-Wong reached NT$892.05 million (US$29.24 million) as of 10 a.m. yesterday, according to the Council of Agriculture.2008-07-31T03:47+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-921c57019114a503abc676976dbc25c3AgriculturalProdOliveHortAgricultureNaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/%20business/2008/07/30/167733/Farm%2Dlosses.htmLosses of agricultural crops and facilities caused by Typhoon Fung-Wong (Phoenix) have increased to over NT$657.3 million, while the supply of fresh vegetables to metropolitan areas has dropped sharply.2008-07-30T12:31+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-b66b1f8b93846f27c96ca431864ae7bfOHIMAgricultureNaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdOliveHortMARS-STAThttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local%20news/shanghai/2008/07/30/167745/Over%2D600000.htmMore than 600,000 people were evacuated as tropical storm Fung-wong made landfall on China's southeastern coast, state media reported Tuesday.2008-07-30T12:31+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-d08eb9843f3fe08b66c9e17831b3af88NaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/nantou/2008/07/30/167786/Two%2Dsteel.htmTwo thieves, who thought Typhoon Fung Wong would divert attention from their attempt to steal a truckload of reinforcement steel bars, were caught red-handed by police.2008-07-30T12:31+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-59ca0c0a57e89d9aaff64cb4cc1d22f6http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080729/wl_asia_afp/chinaweatherstormAFP - More than 600,000 people were evacuated as tropical storm Fung-wong made landfall on China's southeastern coast, state media reported Tuesday.2008-07-29T16:44+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-fb98a5122d270639d17bc68fb2718756NaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/387708/cs/1/Parts of China are being evacuated with tropical storm Fung-Wong making landfall on the southeastern coast.2008-07-29T13:14+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-12251d249b519c500b76d92632962746NaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/349302451/index.htmlTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Soldiers and Buddhist volunteers helped Taiwanese villagers clean up their homes Tuesday after a powerful typhoon churned through, killing at least two people and leaving a trail of flooded buildings, damaged orchards and caved-in roads. Typhoon Fung Wong hit Taiwan just before dawn Monday, packing winds of 167kph (105mph).2008-07-29T12:14+0200cnnencnn-e27ef627332b7eaec43cba082d92d80eNaturalDisastersAgricultureFloodinghttp://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/thousands_evacuate_fung_wong_553016More than 600,000 people have been evacuated as tropical storm Fung-wong made landfall on China's south-eastern coast, state media reports.2008-07-29T10:58+0200sbsensbs-1c9229795280cc8446ee671c0f3d5014NaturalDisastershttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_262387.htmlSHANGHAI - MORE than 600,000 people were evacuated as tropical storm Fung-wong made landfall on China's southeastern coast, state media reported on Tuesday. The typhoon weakened to a tropical storm as it landed outside Fuqing city in Fujian province late on Monday after slamming into Taiwan,....2008-07-29T07:42+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-53afbe797bc22540ff883915b458bdfbNaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=1d66fd31-c6d4-4027-aa99-6fa6c31e42c2&&Headline=Typhoon+hits+China%3b+600%2c000+evacuated&strParent=strParentIDMore than 600,000 people are evacuated as tropical storm Fung-wong made landfall on China's southeastern coast.2008-07-29T07:24+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-8f07f89af5ff09a5b92dbdc84c2a9675NaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24095829-23109,00.htmlMORE than 600,000 people have been evacuated as tropical storm Fung-wong made landfall on China's southeast coast. 2:34pm (AEST)2008-07-29T06:55+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-180efe393e86da0cfecc3b4163a2323eNaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=167697Typhoon Fung-Wong had weakened into a tropical storm by Tuesday after it struck the east coast of China overnight, forcing mass evacuations and threatening the region with torrential rains and landslides. The typhoon hit the eastern coastal province of Fujian late on Monday night after sweeping the island of Taiwan, where it killed one person.2008-07-29T06:20+0200javno-enenjavno-en-71ea638e6ae7058ad0055616b3459032NaturalDisastershttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/S-E+Asia/STIStory_262397.htmlMANILA - RAINS and strong winds powered by a typhoon killed at least four people and left five missing in the Philippines, including a 3-year-old and her mother, officials said. Typhoon Fung Wong skirted past the northern Philippines and lashed Taiwan on Monday, but its outer band and winds of 167....2008-07-29T06:11+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-aa9d41b1d970ff7d2fceaf0f3045f62bNaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/07/29/167564/Typhoon%2Dleaves.htmTyphoon Fung-Wong swept across Taiwan yesterday, claiming at least two lives and injuring six others in typhoon-related accidents, and disrupting power supplies and traffic services while dumping heavy rainfall islandwide.2008-07-29T06:01+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-6b159ad5266b9294253b99f496bdd439NaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/%20business/2008/07/29/167577/Hypermarkets%2Dprices.htmAs Typhoon Fung-Wong arrived in Taiwan yesterday, customers appeared absent from hypermarkets, such as Geant and Carrefour, which one day earlier saw floods of people trying to stock up on essentials in preparation for the storm.2008-07-29T06:01+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-9d87575f1e743a12728ae4a90df954d9NaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/07/29/167576/2%2Dlocal.htmTwo local city and county chiefs of the ruling Kuomintang yesterday came under fire for skipping their duty to monitor anti-disaster operations against the tropical storm Fung-Wong.2008-07-29T06:01+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-3ad46c868df9bdb76167a4e8457fbb4cNaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/%20business/2008/07/29/167626/Business%2Dresumes.htmA total of 38 stocks will have their ex-right and ex-dividend today, after stock markets in Taiwan closed for a day due to Typhoon Fung-Wong.2008-07-29T06:01+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-6fe9a83764e2f1ce7caeaafe97ce7dd3NaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/philippines/2008/07/29/167661/Typhoon%2Ddisplaces.htmTyphoon Fung-wong left three people missing and caused widespread floods, landslides and power outages in the northern Philippines over the weekend, rescue officials said Monday.2008-07-29T06:01+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-ff02534e80f359c22b7cefe0c355bd8cNaturalDisastershttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_262401.htmlTAIPEI - A POWERFUL typhoon lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains, disrupting air traffic and triggering landslides and floods that killed at least two people in the southern part of the island. Typhoon Fung Wong hit Taiwan just before dawn on Monday, packing winds of 167 kilometres per hour.2008-07-29T05:25+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-77b0362c0933ddc736b0760b9c34bf85NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersFloodinghttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/29/worldupdates/2008-07-29T065341Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-347214-1&sec=WorldupdatesBEIJING (Reuters) - Typhoon Fung-Wong had weakened into a tropical storm by Tuesday after it struck the east coast of China overnight, forcing mass evacuations and threatening the region with torrential rains and landslides.2008-07-29T04:26+0200thestarenthestar-58ddd8efad0faa1ce9fc6db3cca976b6NaturalDisastershttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_262387.htmlBEIJING - TYPHOON Fung-Wong had weakened into a tropical storm by Tuesday after it struck the east coast of China overnight, forcing mass evacuations and threatening the region with torrential rains and landslides. The typhoon hit the eastern coastal province of Fujian late on Monday night after....2008-07-29T03:52+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-749b1b86b274f136fbbd919e4bcea472NaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK39904.htm29 Jul 2008 01:02:35 GMT Source: Reuters BEIJING, July 29 (Reuters) - Typhoon Fung-Wong had weakened into a tropical storm by Tuesday after it struck the east coast of China overnight, forcing mass evacuations and threatening the region with ...2008-07-29T03:25+0200alertnetenalertnet-bf52828e2cfa3d7f4406cc6a1bd1d13bNaturalDisastershttp://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/one_dead_after_typhoon_pounds_taiwan_552967Typhoon Fung-wong has slammed into Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains that left one dead, forced schools to shut down and disrupted air travel.2008-07-29T00:52+0200sbsensbs-ec69ef7b90fbdd71c805bcb2bce237d1TREN-SecurityNaturalDisastershttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/07/28/Typhoon_kills_one_in_Taiwan_heads_for_China_o/?section=TopStoriesWorldwide&template=worldnews%2Findex.txt- A powerful typhoon struck Taiwan early Monday, closing schools and businesses and grounding domestic and international air traffic. Typhoon Fung Wong made landfall on the east central coast (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Kalmaegi slammed into China's southeastern coast on Friday, after killing six people in neighbouring Taiwan .2008-07-28T21:06+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-2df16fa22bd9956df32688ab6c5c52aeNaturalDisastershttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2317079.htmTyphoon Fung-wong is heading towards China after slamming into Taiwan, leaving one dead and six injured.2008-07-28T16:30+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-92be8fa33a87ba5893f50e82a64c62a0NaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24093616-23109,00.htmlAT least 500,000 people have been evacuated or returned to port in eastern and southern China as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the coast, state media reported today. 9:30pm (AEST)2008-07-28T16:05+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-ed1e87069b0e7bb2f8817c67aefdbfcdNaturalDisastershttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_262111.htmlBEIJING - AT LEAST 500,000 people have been evacuated or returned to port in eastern and southern China as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the coast, state media reported on Monday. Xinhua news agency said the typhoon was expected to make landfall on the coast of China's Fujian province in the early....2008-07-28T15:09+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-0034fbfdf1a917b31b9c382698a60189NaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_262041.htmlTAIPEI - TYPHOON Fung-wong churned towards China on Monday after it slammed into Taiwan, leaving one dead, six injured and forcing the closure of schools and offices across the battered island. The typhoon, which had earlier wreaked havoc in the Philippines, made landfall on Taiwan's eastern coast....2008-07-28T13:33+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-781b8746b4b3345e2977926cfd394afeTREN-SecurityNaturalDisastershttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/348166053/index.htmlA weakened Typhoon Fung-Wong neared the Taiwan Strait Monday afternoon after whipping the island with powerful winds and heavy rain, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported.2008-07-28T12:31+0200cnnencnn-c254816e25460920748c14a9e93f8633NaturalDisastershttp://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=167486Typhoon Fung-Wong was expected to weaken into a tropical storm over the next 24 hours after it makes landfall in China.2008-07-28T11:55+0200javno-enenjavno-en-7eca2bf8fb7866220f48c14ab9073871NaturalDisastershttp://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/07/27/6282011-ap.htmlTAIPEI, Taiwan - A powerful typhoon struck Taiwan early Monday, closing schools and businesses and grounding domestic and international air traffic. Typhoon Fung Wong made landfall on the east ce...2008-07-28T11:49+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-f6b5fbff3275c48a6eb188b7cc3ed64bNaturalDisastersConflictFloodinghttp://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/54318The conditions triggered landslides and floods that severely disrupted air traffic and closed schools and businesses. Typhoon Fung Wong hit the island just before dawn, packing winds of 105mph. Four hours after the storm made landfall, no casualties had been reported.2008-07-28T11:40+0200dailyexpressendailyexpress-4ba7e578076b13500387761d03b849acNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersFloodinghttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/07/28/Typhoon_hits_Taiwan_triggering_floods_landslides_8/?section=LatestInternationalNews&template=worldnews%2Findex.txtBy ANNIE HUANG Associated Press Writer (AP) - A powerful typhoon lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Monday, disrupting air traffic and triggering landslides and that killed at least one man in the southeastern part of the island. Typhoon Fung Wong hit Taiwan just before dawn, packing winds of 105 miles per hour.2008-07-28T11:12+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-d51cb77e37e990890bfae1c01a04c64cNaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_262111.htmlBEIJING - CHINA'S southeastern Fujian province has moved more than a quarter million people out of the danger path of typhoon Fung Wong which is expected to land on its coast between Monday night and Tuesday morning. The typhoon was moving towards the mainland after hitting Taiwan and would bring....2008-07-28T09:44+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-b44219f0a5295144fbb528675e0c0e05NaturalDisastershttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/typhoon+fung+won+lashes+taiwan/2362542?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsA powerful typhoon lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains on Monday. The conditions triggered landslides and floods that severely disrupted air traffic and closed schools and businesses. Typhoon Fung Wong hit the island just before dawn, packing winds of 105mph. Four hours after the storm made landfall, no casualties had been reported.2008-07-28T09:16+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-622020761c34dad15a17d81052a716f2NaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2316806.htmTyphoon Fung-wong has slammed into Taiwan's east coast, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains.2008-07-28T09:04+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-60913a6229707cb9456377318474a68bNaturalDisastersFloodingAgriculturehttp://www.topix.net/content/ap/2008/07/taiwan-braces-for-typhoon-fung-wong-2Taiwanese stacked sand bags at doors and boarded up windows Sunday as Typhoon Fung Wong approached the island, whipping up waves along its coast and triggering a rock slide that injured a man.2008-07-28T08:17+0200topixentopix-693eeaa8a40ff749713819a5034f6b4cNaturalDisastersFloodingTREN-Securityhttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/S-E+Asia/STIStory_262093.htmlMANILA - TYPHOON Fung-wong left three people missing feared dead and caused widespread floods, landslides and power outages in the northern Philippines over the weekend, rescue officials said. The storm brushed past the northern tip of the main Philippines island of Luzon before slamming Monday into eastern Taiwan.2008-07-28T08:00+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-bb061bb44adccd7ccbf4715cac2d6dc7NaturalDisastershttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/28/asia/28taiwan.phpTyphoon Fung Wong struck Taiwan early Monday, closing schools and businesses and grounding domestic and international air traffic.2008-07-28T07:50+0200IHTenIHT-c0a252c71b33253c6ceae81e084e7393NaturalDisastershttp://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/typhoon_pounds_taiwan_flights_disrupted_552906Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into Taiwan's east coast, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that forced the closure of schools and offices and disrupted travel.2008-07-28T06:53+0200sbsensbs-18b3f5c976eb2569346c80bddcc883d0NaturalDisastersFloodingAgriculturehttp://www.dawn.com/2008/07/28/rss.htm#e6TAIPEI, July 28 (AFP): Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into Taiwan's east coast Monday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that forced closure of schools...2008-07-28T06:06+0200dawnendawn-957d2d20368843341d8c111dfd6ee22bNaturalDisastershttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=0571cdf9-e6d2-435d-bf68-2f7f36cd35bb&&Headline=Typhoon+lashes+Taiwan%2c+hitting+schools+and+travel&strParent=strParentIDTyphoon Fung-wong slammed into Taiwan's east coast, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that forced the closure of schools and offices across the island.2008-07-28T05:46+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-01797b962d53873ab144c2c3bd2d6b8aNaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/%20business/2008/07/28/167422/Vegetable%2Dprices.htmWholesale vegetable prices shot up significantly yesterday, although Tropical Storm Fung-Wong was yet to come in the morning, forcing consumers to swarm to traditional markets seeking to hoard vegetables before their prices rise too much, according to market sources.2008-07-28T05:41+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-dbb74a00056709c7ffa5961cc5b49568NaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdOliveHortOHIMAgriculturehttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/07/28/167414/Taiwan%2Dbraces.htmAll public offices, schools, banks and the financial markets in Taiwan and offshore Penghu County will be closed today as all people were mobilized to deal with Typhoon Fung-Wong which is expected to land on the eastern coast before noon.2008-07-28T05:41+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-d15df064abe5e7df175289858940809fNaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdAnimalhttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/07/28/167427/Heavy%2Dmachines.htmThe Council of Agriculture (COA) has 835 excavators and other heavy-duty machines on standby in areas around the country that are prone to rock and mudslides as Typhoon Fung-Wong approaches Taiwan, officials said yesterday.2008-07-28T05:41+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-621455642d44548f7ba07bf1ad595c67MARS-STATNaturalDisastersAgriculturehttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/hualien/2008/07/28/167425/Teenager%2Dinjured.htmA teenager touring the Taroko Gorge scenic in eastern Hualien County became the first victim of Typhoon Fung-Wong after he was severely injured by a falling rock that hit his head yesterday morning.2008-07-28T05:41+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-8579e382116aac97718734f34aa211d5NaturalDisastershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7527714.stmA typhoon with winds of 140km/h (87 mph) brings heavy rain to Taiwan, causing schools and businesses to close.2008-07-28T05:22+0200bbcenbbc-1f2bdf2c10b2b8f96a86bd33d3d06ddaNaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/07/27/6282011-ap.htmlTAIPEI, Taiwan - A powerful typhoon struck Taiwan early Monday, closing schools and businesses and grounding domestic and international air traffic. Typhoon Fung Wong made landfall on the east ce...2008-07-28T05:18+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-c26634e7274a5bd478b1eb5256c43828NaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_262041.htmlTAIPEI - A TYPHOON packing wind gusts of up to 190 kmh and forecast to dump up to a metre of rain in places was on course to hit Taiwan on Monday morning, prompting business and market closures. Typhoon Fung-Wong, Chinese for phoenix, was moving northwest at 13 kmh, set to make landfall late Monday....2008-07-28T04:58+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-128b0873562aaa91fa66164095ff0e7eNaturalDisastershttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/347880537/index.htmlTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A powerful typhoon struck Taiwan early Monday, closing schools and businesses and grounding domestic and international air traffic. Typhoon Fung Wong made landfall on the east central coast just before daybreak, packing winds of 105 miles per hour.2008-07-28T02:53+0200cnnencnn-8fc645149cd5883ca9b3b49d776667f4NaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2316040.htmA typhoon is moving across the Pacific Ocean towards Taiwan with winds gusting up to 173 kilometres an hour.2008-07-28T02:04+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-d58db14d03c5cdf62aae6fbace3fcca6NaturalDisastershttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_262041.htmlTAIPEI - A POWERFULl typhoon struck Taiwan early on Monday, closing schools and businesses and grounding domestic and international air traffic. Typhoon Fung Wong made landfall on the east central coast just before daybreak, packing winds of 167 kmh. It is expected to drop up to 91cm of rain on the....2008-07-28T01:57+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-eedadf543a3538babaeaba3d0c984317NaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20080728-79098.htmlWorkers mounted sandbag barriers and fishing boats returned to port as Taiwan braced for a pounding from Typhoon Fung-wong. -AFP2008-07-28T01:16+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-5da4241794c3117555a17ef3a71359f8NaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/taiwan_battens_down_against_typhoon_552851Workers mounted sandbag barriers and fishing boats returned to port as Taiwan braced for a pounding from Typhoon Fung-wong.2008-07-27T21:49+0200sbsensbs-4ae2d457769850301c9647d296584ec8NaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2315718.htmTaiwan is bracing for the arrival of Typhoon Fung-Wong, which is on course to hit the region with wind gusts of more than 170 kilometres an hour.2008-07-27T21:16+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-d424d95a2678c51a1a9d20b984fce2caNaturalDisastershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7527714.stmTaiwan is preparing for a typhoon with winds of more than 160km/h (99mph), less than two weeks after a powerful tropical storm lashed the island. Local governments have cancelled work and classes and closed markets. Taiwanese stacked sandbags at doors and boarded up windows as typhoon Fung-Wong approached.2008-07-27T17:29+0200bbcenbbc-631a7048db6e4276a006f3c74a99c791NaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2008-07-27-typhoon-fung-wong-taiwan_N.htm?csp=34Taiwanese stacked sand bags at doors and boarded up windows Sunday as Typhoon Fung Wong approached the island, whipping up waves ...2008-07-27T14:29+0200usaTodayenusaToday-b22688f23e3c72f50c5938f2407823feNaturalDisastersFloodingTREN-Securityhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080727/ap_on_re_as/taiwan_typhoonAP - Taiwanese stacked sand bags at doors and boarded up windows Sunday as Typhoon Fung Wong approached the island, whipping up waves along its coast and triggering a rock slide that injured a man.2008-07-27T12:37+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-66e22b09d1d45e4b4b8cc68df77ed464NaturalDisastersFloodingTREN-Securityhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/27/taiwan-braces-for-typhoon-fung-wong-1/Taiwanese stacked sand bags at doors and boarded up windows Sunday as Typhoon Fung Wong approached the island, whipping up waves along its coast and triggering a rock slide that injured a man.2008-07-27T12:24+0200washtimesenwashtimes-9803f706d135744e74715ed8ab365bd3NaturalDisastersFloodingTREN-Securityhttp://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20080727-79058.htmlIf it reaches Taiwan, Fung-Wong would be the second typhoon to hit the island in the last two weeks. -Reuters2008-07-27T08:19+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-365655ba30f88b78f3ea9c3b8ead7a45NaturalDisastershttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_261842.htmlTAIPEI - A TYPHOON in the Pacific Ocean with wind gusts of 162 kmh churned towards Taiwan on Sunday, prompting the issue of rough sea warnings as it moved on course to hit the island on Monday, Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said. The storm, called Fung-Wong, Chinese for phoenix, was located....2008-07-27T06:09+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-c6a86888e3daf07a7f7aed02e23c2ff3NaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/07/27/167292/Warning%2Dto.htmPremier Liu Chao-shiuan urged all people in Taiwan and offshore islands to take precautions against possible heavy rains and floods yesterday as the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) is set to issue land warning for Typhoon Fung-Wong at 2:30 a.m. today.2008-07-27T06:05+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-3a17c70d44d7db6bce39cc1af17efb5cNaturalDisastersFloodingAgriculturehttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3573271,00.htmlTaiwan has issued a warning to ships at sea for tropical storm Fung Wong, approaching the island from the east. The Central Weather Bureau says the storm was located about 403 miles (640 kilometers) east of Taiwan's southern tip as of 2:30 pm (0630 GMT) Saturday. It was packing winds of 108 kilometers (67 miles) per hour.2008-07-26T10:14+0200ynetnewsenynetnews-29d77048cf93de1f07dd9069cf7a9760NaturalDisastershttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3573271,00.htmlTaiwan has issued a warning to ships at sea for tropical storm Fung Wong, approaching the island from the east. The Central Weather Bureau says the storm was located about 403 miles (640 kilometers) east of Taiwan's southern tip as of 2:30 pm (0630 GMT) Saturday. It was packing winds of 108 kilometers (67 miles) per hour.2008-07-26T09:54+0200yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-29d77048cf93de1f07dd9069cf7a9760NaturalDisastershttp://www.straitstimes.com:80/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_261502.htmlTAIPEI - A LIGHT typhoon in the Pacific Ocean with wind gusts of more than 100 kph churned towards Taiwan on Saturday, on a course to hit the island on Monday before moving onto China, Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said. The storm, called Fung-Wong, Chinese for phoenix, was located south-east of....2008-07-26T05:03+0200straitstimesSGenstraitstimesSG-fbde5b92b2d56cd5f1628055200a26baNaturalDisasters