While Kong-rey was expected to blow off the northern Philippines, its extensive rain band with a width of more than 600 kilometers (373 miles) could lash the entire main northern region of Luzon, ...

after barreling past the northern Philippines. Flights and train service were suspended in Taiwan and 8,600 people moved to ...

Typhoon Kong-rey hit Taiwan on Thursday ... Before reaching Taiwan, the typhoon passed 110 km off the Philippines, prompting evacuations in northern provinces.

Super Typhoon Kong-Rey made landfall on Taiwan's eastern coast ... The storm formed in the western Pacific Ocean near the Philippines on October 25 and intensified to a typhoon on October 29.