Over 100 flights canceled or delayed due to super typhoonTAIPEI -- A total of 106 passenger and cargo flights at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the country's main international gateway, were canceled or delayed Thursday due to approaching Super Typhoon Nepartak, according to the airport authorities. As of 11 a.m., 53 inbound flights, 27 outbound flights and 17 cargo flights had been canceled, while nine other flights had been delayed, the Taoyuan International Airport Corp. said. The number of canceled flights accounted for around 17.7 percent of the total number of flights expected to land at or take off from the airport that day, the company said. It has also canceled all of its flights to and from the Taoyuan airport before noon Friday, and all of its flights to and from Kaohsiung before 2 p.m. that day. Railways to Suspend Service Ahead of Super TyphoonTaiwan's two main railway systems are preparing to suspend service due to Super Typhoon Nepartak, which is carrying strong winds of up to 245 kilometers an hour and heavy rainfall as it bears down on the island.

Source: The China Post July 07, 2016 16:07 UTC