Super typhoon Meranti provides wake-up call

September 19 2016 by Nick Ferguson

The strongest typhoon this year blew through Taiwan and China last week, providing a reminder of the wind, flood and storm surge perils facing southern Chinese cities.

Meranti skirted southern Taiwa...

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