Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China

Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday, as Typhoon Gaemi brought torrential rains already responsible for five deaths in nearby Taiwan.

Taiwan braces for Typhoon Gaemi to make landfall

Taiwan closed schools, suspended the stock market, and declared a typhoon holiday Wednesday as Gaemi barreled towards the island, bringing torrential rains and whipping winds to its northeast.