Taiwan Says Strong Typhoon Chanthu May Hit Land This Weekend

Taiwan said on Friday typhoon Chanthu could make landfall this weekend, bringing strong winds and pouring rain in what would be the first typhoon to directly hit the island in two years.Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said the storm was expected to skirt the island's sparsely populated and mountainous east coast before touching down on its northeast corner late Sunday afternoon close to capital Taipei, and then head towards China's Zhejiang province.The Taiwanese transport ministry said a dozen domestic flights had already been cancelled, though there was no impact yet on international flights.Tracking website Tropical Storm Risk forecast it would hit…