Taiwan places soldiers, evacuates residents to brace typhoonAugust 22, 2012 - 21:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Taiwan on Wednesday, Aug 22 placed 48,000 soldiers on standby and evacuated 300 villagers areas as Typhoon Tembin bears down on the island, AFP reports. The move comes after the Central Weather Bureau warned the public to "take special precaution against landslides and flash floods and stay away from low-lying areas as Typhoon Tembin is expected to bring heavy rains". Tembin was expected to make landfall early Friday morning, later than the bureau's previous forecast, as it slowed down the past few hours, said the official. She added that the route of its movement might also be affected by Bolaven, another typhoon around 1,400 kilometers east of Taiwan. As of 6:15 pm (1015 GMT), Tembin was 320 kilometers (200 miles) east of Taitung, a coastal city in the east where weather forecasters said may bear the brunt of the approaching typhoon. With a radius of 180 kilometers and packing winds gusting at up to 144 kilometers an hour, the typhoon was moving west-northwest at six kilometers per hour. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |