08/09/2024
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As Typhoon Yagi approaches, Vietnam closes airports, orders evacuations

Typhoon Yagi is expected to make landfall in Vietnam`s northern regions on Saturday afternoon, prompting airport closures and evacuations. The typhoon has already killed two people and injured around 100 others in China`s Hainan province. According to Vietnamese meteorological authorities, Yagi was “one of the most powerful typhoons in the region in the past decade,”

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Typhoon Yagi hits Chinese island province

A powerful typhoon made landfall on the Chinese tropical vacation island of Hainan Friday after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a halt and forcing about a million people in the country’s south to leave their homes. The Hainan province’s meteorological service said Yagi—earlier packing winds

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Typhoon lashes Japan with torrential rains, strong winds

A strong storm lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the length of the archipelago and raised concerns of flooding, landslides and extensive damage. Tropical storm Shanshan made landfall Thursday as a powerful typhoon on the southern island of Kyushu and

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Japan prepares for powerful Typhoon Shanshan, affecting transportation and delivery services

Tokyo, Aug 28 (AP) Japan was preparing for powerful typhoon as it slowly approached the country`s southwest at a bicycle speed, threatening to bring heavy rains and strong winds and causing airlines to cancel flights and train operators to delay or suspend services through the weekend. Typhoon Shanshan was at about 120 kilometers (75 miles)

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Japan orders evacuations as a typhoon approaches

Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate Friday because of the risk of flooding and mudslides from a powerful typhoon approaching in the Pacific Ocean. Flights and trains in the Tokyo area were canceled as warnings were issued for strong winds and heavy rainfall from Typhoon Ampil, expected to reach waters near

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