Headline : Typhoon Gaemi Reaches China as Cargo Ship Sinks Off Taiwan

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Tiffany May and Zixu Wang reported from Hong Kong, and Amy Chang Chien from Taipei, Taiwan.

Typhoon Gaemi reached southeastern China on Thursday night as rescue personnel searched for six sailors still missing after a cargo ship sank in bad weather near Taiwan.

According to China’s Fujian Meteorological Bureau, the typhoon made landfall in Putian, Fujian Province, at 7:50 p.m. local time with reported wind speeds of around 73 miles per hour, the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.

Earlier, the tropical cyclone had slammed into Taiwan on Wednesday night with wind speeds equivalent to those of a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic. It submerged roads, led to flight cancellations, and forced the closing of schools and businesses.

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