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Hong Kong Issues Typhoon Alert as Koinu Approaches Taiwan

A car passes by power lines downed by Typhoon Koinu in Pingtung, Taiwan on October 5.

Photographer: Sean Change/AFP/Getty Images
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Hong Kong issued its lowest typhoon warning signal at 9:40pm local time on Wednesday and said it will remain in force for most of Thursday.