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Super Typhoon Is Brewing In Pacific And Heading To Hong Kong
A super typhoon is intensifying in the Pacific and is forecast to barrel through the Philippines and Taiwan this week before heading to Hong Kong and south China.
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11 Indian Crew Missing After Vessel Sinks Off Philippines: Japan
Eleven Indian crew members are missing today after their cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines as a typhoon churned in the region, Japan's coastguard said.
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British Fighters To Overfly South China Sea; Carriers In Pacific After 2020: Envoy
British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
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Strong Typhoon Lionrock Aims For Japan's Northeast
A strong typhoon was on course on Tuesday for a direct hit on northeastern Japan, with authorities warning of heavy rain and high waves along the Pacific coast.
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Heavy Flooding As Philippine Typhoon Death Toll Climbs To 11
Rescuers on speedboats hauled rain-soaked residents off rooftops in the Philippine countryside today after Typhoon Melor killed at least 11 people and cut power for millions.
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Huge El Nino is Spreading Mayhem Worldwide
It has choked Singapore with smoke, triggered Pacific typhoons and left Vietnamese coffee growers staring nervously at dwindling reservoirs. In Africa, cocoa farmers are blaming it for bad harvests, and in the Americas, it has Argentines bracing for lower milk production and Californians believing that rain is finally, mercifully on the way.
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Typhoon Lashes Guam, Nearby Islands; Power, Water Supplies Cut
Power and water supplies were cut in many areas of the Pacific island of Guam on Saturday, a day after a typhoon brought strong wind and heavy rain that uprooted trees and tore off roofs.
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Micronesians Appeal for Help After Devastating Typhoon
Residents in storm wrecked areas of Micronesia appealed for help today as a cleanup began on the worst affected islands after Super Typhoon Maysak swept through the region on its way towards the Philippines.
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'Disaster Emergency' as Super Typhoon Churns Through Micronesia
The main Micronesian state of Chuuk declared a "disaster emergency" as Super Typhoon Maysak continued to cut a destructive path across the central Pacific on Wednesday.
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Aid Teams Report Devastation and Death After Vanuatu Cyclone
The first reports from the outer islands of Vanuatu today painted a picture of utter destruction after a monster cyclone tore through the Pacific island nation.
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Vanuatu Conditions 'More Difficult' Than Philippines Typhoon
Aid agencies today described conditions in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu as among the most challenging they have ever faced, as the Pacific nation's president blamed climate change for worsening the devastation.
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Rains Lash Disaster-Weary Philippines As Typhoon Nears
Heavy rain and strong winds began to hit the eastern Philippines today ahead of a giant storm threatening more devastation to areas yet to recover from a super typhoon that killed thousands.
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Typhoon Vongfong Leaves Two Dead, Nearly 100 Injured in Japan
A powerful storm that battered Japan with high winds and torrential rain, and killed two people, headed off out over the Pacific on Tuesday and was downgraded to a tropical depression.
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10 deadliest natural disasters in the Philippines
Super Typhoon Haiyan may go down in history as the deadliest natural disaster to hit the calamity-prone Philippines, with authorities estimating at least 10,000 dead on one island alone.
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Typhoon, mudslides kill 17 in Japan; 50 missing
A typhoon caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island Wednesday before sweeping up the Pacific coast, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting Tokyo's transportation during the morning rush. At least 17 deaths were reported and nearly 50 people were missing.
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Super Typhoon Is Brewing In Pacific And Heading To Hong Kong
A super typhoon is intensifying in the Pacific and is forecast to barrel through the Philippines and Taiwan this week before heading to Hong Kong and south China.
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11 Indian Crew Missing After Vessel Sinks Off Philippines: Japan
Eleven Indian crew members are missing today after their cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines as a typhoon churned in the region, Japan's coastguard said.
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British Fighters To Overfly South China Sea; Carriers In Pacific After 2020: Envoy
British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
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Strong Typhoon Lionrock Aims For Japan's Northeast
A strong typhoon was on course on Tuesday for a direct hit on northeastern Japan, with authorities warning of heavy rain and high waves along the Pacific coast.
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Heavy Flooding As Philippine Typhoon Death Toll Climbs To 11
Rescuers on speedboats hauled rain-soaked residents off rooftops in the Philippine countryside today after Typhoon Melor killed at least 11 people and cut power for millions.
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Huge El Nino is Spreading Mayhem Worldwide
It has choked Singapore with smoke, triggered Pacific typhoons and left Vietnamese coffee growers staring nervously at dwindling reservoirs. In Africa, cocoa farmers are blaming it for bad harvests, and in the Americas, it has Argentines bracing for lower milk production and Californians believing that rain is finally, mercifully on the way.
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Typhoon Lashes Guam, Nearby Islands; Power, Water Supplies Cut
Power and water supplies were cut in many areas of the Pacific island of Guam on Saturday, a day after a typhoon brought strong wind and heavy rain that uprooted trees and tore off roofs.
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Micronesians Appeal for Help After Devastating Typhoon
Residents in storm wrecked areas of Micronesia appealed for help today as a cleanup began on the worst affected islands after Super Typhoon Maysak swept through the region on its way towards the Philippines.
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'Disaster Emergency' as Super Typhoon Churns Through Micronesia
The main Micronesian state of Chuuk declared a "disaster emergency" as Super Typhoon Maysak continued to cut a destructive path across the central Pacific on Wednesday.
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Aid Teams Report Devastation and Death After Vanuatu Cyclone
The first reports from the outer islands of Vanuatu today painted a picture of utter destruction after a monster cyclone tore through the Pacific island nation.
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Vanuatu Conditions 'More Difficult' Than Philippines Typhoon
Aid agencies today described conditions in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu as among the most challenging they have ever faced, as the Pacific nation's president blamed climate change for worsening the devastation.
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Rains Lash Disaster-Weary Philippines As Typhoon Nears
Heavy rain and strong winds began to hit the eastern Philippines today ahead of a giant storm threatening more devastation to areas yet to recover from a super typhoon that killed thousands.
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Typhoon Vongfong Leaves Two Dead, Nearly 100 Injured in Japan
A powerful storm that battered Japan with high winds and torrential rain, and killed two people, headed off out over the Pacific on Tuesday and was downgraded to a tropical depression.
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10 deadliest natural disasters in the Philippines
Super Typhoon Haiyan may go down in history as the deadliest natural disaster to hit the calamity-prone Philippines, with authorities estimating at least 10,000 dead on one island alone.
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Typhoon, mudslides kill 17 in Japan; 50 missing
A typhoon caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island Wednesday before sweeping up the Pacific coast, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting Tokyo's transportation during the morning rush. At least 17 deaths were reported and nearly 50 people were missing.
