マレーシア・ニュース

ＭＡＳ台湾便が台風で欠航

クアラルンプール：マレーシア航空（ＭＡＳ）は台風のため、昨日、台湾便ＭＨ94（クアラルンプールー台北ーロサンジェルス）とＭＨ68（クアラルンプールーコタ・キナバルー台北）、ＭＨ69（台北ーコタキナバルークアラルンプール）を欠航した。ＭＨ69便は本日14日も欠航する。

大型台風の影響では台湾では昨日、学校は臨時休校、オフィスは臨時休業となっている。台湾では例年７月から９月にかけて頻繁に台風の影響を受ける。

無断転載はお断りいたします

[9月14日　21：41　MCS]

ニュース・ソース

MAS flights to Taiwan cancelled

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines has cancelled its flights into and out of Taiwan due to Typhoon Sinlaku.

Its director of operations, Datuk Tajuden Abu Bakar, said the cancelled flights for yesterday were MH94 Kuala Lumpur/Taipei/Los Angeles, MH68 Kuala Lumpur/Kota Kinabalu/Taipei and MH69 Taipei/Kota Kinabalu/Kuala Lumpur.

He said Flight MH69 Taipeh/Kota Kinabalu/Kuala Lumpur scheduled for today is also cancelled.

Passengers can call Malaysia Airlines at its toll-free 24-hour Call Centre at 1 300 88 3000 for updates.

In Taipei, passengers can call +886 338 34855 and in Los Angeles +1 310 646 9376.

Schools and businesses were closed yesterday in Taiwan and residents stocked up on food as the powerful typhoon churned toward northern Taiwan and the heavily populated capital of Taipei.

According to foreign media reports, heavy rains and high winds were already pummeling the city. About 64km to the northeast, fishing boats and other craft headed for shelter as large waves pounded the coast near the port city of Yilan.

If the typhoon stays on course, it is expected to make landfall in northern Taiwan today, the reports said.

Typhoons frequently hit Taiwan between July and September, often causing casualties in mountainous regions prone to landslides and flash floods. ? Bernama

<14-9-2008　THE STAR>