By bno – Taipei Office Typhoon Kong-rey has intensified into a strong typhoon, boasting a storm radius of 320 km, raising alarms across Taiwan as it approaches. The Central Weather Administration (CWA) announced this upgrade on October 30, noting that Kong-rey could be the most significant typhoon to strike Taiwan in nearly three decades. The last storm of similar magnitude was Typhoon Herb in 1996, which also had a storm radius exceeding 300 km, as reported by Taiwan News. As of early afternoon, Kong-rey was situated approximately 410 km southeast of Eluanbi, tracking northwest at a speed of …