Typhoon Kaemi soaks Philippines, heads for Taiwan

MANILA (AFP) - Typhoon Kaemi has dumped heavy rains on the Philippines, shutting schools and the stock exchange before barreling toward Taiwan and China, where hundreds died in a storm earlier this month.

Kaemi, packing maximum sustained winds of 139 kilometers (86 miles) an hour, was due to make landfall in southeast Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the Hong Kong observatory.

The typhoon was then expected to head for mainland China, with southeastern Fujian province deploying some 3,000 armed police as it braced for more devastation after Tropical Storm Bilis, which struck just 10 days ago.