First tropical storm could form within 24 hours: CWB

A tropical depression about 1,900 kilometers away from Taiwan in the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines has a chance of becoming the first tropical storm in the region this year, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said on Tuesday.

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