Taiwan Orders Evacuations as Season's 1st Typhoon Approaches
A motorcyclist rides through heavy rain in Keelung on July 10.
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Taipei, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan on Tuesday closed schools and offices and ordered hundreds of residents in the island's north to evacuate to safety ahead of the arrival of this season's first typhoon.
Some flights operating out of the main Taoyuan airport were also canceled, with mid-strength Typhoon Maria expected to arrive at around 8 p.m. and bear down on the island with heavy rainfall and sustained winds of up to 191 kilometers per hour (119 miles per hour).