Taiwan Braces for Super-Typhoon
![satellite image of typhoon Nepartak](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nepartak-1.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1)
Taiwan is now bracing for a direct hit by a category 5 cyclone after the first named tropical storm of the season intensified to category 4 as it moved over warm waters. Windspeeds of 195kph with gusts of up to 240kph are being reported. Forecasters are predicting further intensification to category 5 over the next 24 hours.
Headed for #Taiwan. Going hunting for a super #typhoon. Taiwan ain't easy chase turf, but here goes. #NEPARTAK pic.twitter.com/k4uBNB4Ebd
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) July 6, 2016
Weather Bureaus tracking the typhoon originally predicted typhoon Nepartak would pass close to the north-east of Taiwan. By Tuesday July 5, Hong Kong and Japan weather agencies adjusted the track further south with a direct pass over the island. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau followed suit Wednesday July 6.
![satellite image of typhoon Nepartak](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nepartak-1.jpg?resize=660%2C360)
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