Super Typhoon Nepartak Strikes Taiwan, Mainland Next

By Bridget O'Donnell, July 8, 2016

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Super Typhoon Nepartak is already wreaking havoc after hitting Taiwan in the middle of the night.

Images surfaced of debris and vehicles strewn along the streets of Taitung after the storm slammed the region.

Super Typhoon Nepartak Slams Taiwan

Super Typhoon Nepartak Slams Taiwan

Super Typhoon Nepartak Slams Taiwan

Super Typhoon Nepartak Slams Taiwan

Typhoon Nepartak hits Taiwan

Watch video of the damage below (VPN off):

The typhoon is heading westward and is expected to make landfall in Chinese mainland today. It will approach Shanghai as early as tomorrow.

The storm comes just as China is reeling from a series of storms and floods that have killed 180 and displaced more than 1.4 million people along the Yangtze River. 

[Images via James Reynolds, Steve George]

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