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YILAN, TAIWAN - JULY 07: People take shelter at the community center as typhoon Nepartak approaches the east of Taiwan> on July 7, 2016 in Yilan, Taiwan. Thousands of tourists were evacuated from offshore islands in Taiwan ahead of category five Typhoon Nepartak, which is expected to hit around Thursday evening local time. Based on reports, the massive typhoon has rapidly strengthened from a tropical storm with wind speeds of 110 kilometers per hour to a Super Typhoon with winds hitting 240 kilometers per hour, which could surge even higher. (Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images)

YILAN, TAIWAN - JULY 07:   People take shelter at the community center as typhoon Nepartak approaches the east of Taiwan> on July 7, 2016 in Yilan, Taiwan. Thousands of tourists were evacuated from offshore islands in Taiwan ahead of category five Typhoon Nepartak, which is expected to hit around Thursday evening local time. Based on reports, the massive typhoon has rapidly strengthened from a tropical storm with wind speeds of 110 kilometers per hour to a Super Typhoon with winds hitting 240 kilometers per hour, which could surge even higher.  (Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images)