TAIPEI - TAIWAN authorities issued a sea and land warning on Saturday as a powerful typhoon barreled toward the island.
The Central Weather Bureau urged residents across Taiwan to beware of strong winds and heavy rains whipped up by Typhoon Jangmi.
It also warned of possible landslides and floods in mountainous areas.
As of 5.30pm on Saturday, Jangmi was about 440 kilometres east of Taiwan's southern tip, the bureau said.
Packing winds of 191 kilometres per hour, the typhoon was moving northwest at a speed of 20 kph, it said.
If Jangmi stays on its current course, it will strike Taiwan on Sunday evening, the bureau said. -- AP
