24.8.1 Ship with nine crew sinks off Taiwan as typhoon hits 7 hours ago

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Rescue officials in Taiwan are searching for a cargo ship with nine crew members that has sunk off its southern coast.

The Tanzania-flagged freighter had been off the southern port city of Kaohsiung when Taiwan was struck by Typhoon Gaemi.

The storm has also brought relentless rain to the Philippines, where a tanker carrying close to 1.5 million litres of industrial fuel has capsized.

이 태풍은 또한 필리핀에 엄청난 폭우를 가져왔으며 그곳에서는 150만리터에 가까운 공업유를 운반하던 유조선이 전복되었다

Sixteen crew members of the Philippine-flagged MT Terra Nova have been rescued while one remains missing, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said.

Typhoon Gaemi, which made landfall on Taiwan’s east coast on Wednesday, has killed three people and injured hundreds more on the island, officials said.

Before hitting Taiwan, Gaemi exacerbated rainy conditions in the Philippines, where eight people have died. It is expected to make a second landfall in mainland China after passing through Taiwan.

Taiwan's Coastguard Administration said Fu Shun, the freighter that capsized off its coast, had nine Myanmar nationals on board.

They added that three other foreign vessels had run aground during the typhoon, but were safe.

In the Philippines, the tanker that had capsized in Manila Bay, was heading for the central city of Iloilo when it sank. It left an oil spill stretching several kilometres, authorities said.

Officials added that strong winds and high waves were hampering their response.

The MT Terra Nova "capsized and eventually submerged," the Philippines coast guard said in a report, adding they were investigating whether bad weather was a factor.

In Taiwan, the storm has forced officials to cancel parts of the island's largest annual military drills, along with almost all domestic flights and more than 200 international flights.

The island's Central Weather Administration had also issued a land warning for all of Taiwan.

One of the three people killed in Taiwan was a motorist who was hit by a falling tree, authorities said. Another was crushed by an excavator when it overturned.

More than 8,000 people across the island have been temporarily relocated by local authorities, reports said.

Gaemi made landfall in Taiwan around midnight on Wednesday (16:00 GMT), on the northeastern coast close to Yilan county.

On Wednesday, the government declared a typhoon day, suspending work and classes across the island except for the Kinmen islands.

On Thursday, schools and offices remained closed, while flights to and from Taiwan have also been cancelled. In the capital Taipei, shelves in supermarkets were left bare as people stocked up ahead of expected price increases after the typhoon passes.

The typhoon was originally expected to hit further north, but the mountains of northern Taiwan steered it slightly south towards the city of Hualien.

The typhoon is expected to weaken as it tracks over the mountainous terrain of Taiwan before re-emerging in the Taiwan Strait towards China.

이 태풍은 대만의 산악지역을 횡단하면서 약해지고 중국쪽의 대만해협에서 다시 부상할것으로 예상된다

A second landfall is expected in the Fujian province in southeastern China later on Thursday. Several rail operators in China have also suspended operations.

Predicted path of Typhoon Gaemi

Although it did not make landfall in the Philippines, Gaemi exacerbated the southwest monsoon and brought heavy rain to the country's capital region and northern provinces on Wednesday.

Metro Manila, home to nearly 15 million people, was placed under a state of calamity as rivers and creeks overflowed.

Footage circulating on social media showed small cars floating in chest-deep waters and commuters trapped on the roofs of sunken buses.

The state weather bureau said the rains, which are typical at this time of the year, could persist until later on Thursday.

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People swim, drive and wade through deep floodwater in Manila

People in the Philippines have been battling knee-deep floodwater after Typhoon Gaemi lashed the country's capital.

Footage shows people attempting to walk through the flooding in Manila, whilst others tried to drive and even swim to their destination.

The flooding was so severe that foreign exchange markets, schools and government offices were all closed.

Although Gaemi did not make landfall, it is enhancing a south-westerly monsoon which is causing heavy rain across the island nation.

The coast guard said just over 350 passengers and 30 vessels had been stranded in ports near the capital, and Manila's airport said airlines had begun to cancel flights.

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Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin were having a summit meeting at a 20-story building.

During a break, the two leaders made a bet about the loyalty of their guards.

First, Putin called his guard Ivan into the room, opened the window and said: "Ivan, jump down."

Ivan replied in tears: "Mr. President, how could you do this to me? I have a wife and a son." Putin explained that he was only joking, and let Ivan out.

Then Kim Jong-Un called his guard Lee, and told him to jump. Lee started running toward the window. Putin grabbed him and said: "Are you crazy? You will die if you jump!"

Struggling, Lee replied: "Let me go! I have a wife and a son!"