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Numerous flights in and out of Taipei and across the island have also been cancelled halting travel over pretty much the entire island.
Max wind gust have been seen in Lanyu up to 256kph. That is at a higher elevation though, Taitung near sea level in SE Taiwan reported 200kph.
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Ishigaki and Miyako Jima have also been side swiped by the storm. Max winds reported here is up to 76kph. Good news these islands are built for these kind of storms but the storm will be keeping people hunkered down through Friday afternoon.