First tropical storm in 2022 forms, not expected to hit Taiwan directly

Tropical Storm Malakas formed at 8 a.m. Friday to become the first tropical cyclone in the Northwestern Pacific this year, the Central Weather Bureau said, adding that the chance of the storm having a direct impact on Taiwan will be low.

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