YILAN, Taiwan — Five-meter waves pounded Taiwan's shores Wednesday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey (locally known in the Philippines as Leon) drew near, with forecasters expecting the storm to strengthen before hitting the island as one of

Fishermen secure their boats as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches Taiwan, in Yilan County on October 30, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / Agence France-Presse) Yilan, Taiwan Taiwan suspended work and classes on some outlying islands and fishers secured their