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Powerful typhoon arrives in China after hitting Philippines

Last updated Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 9:04am

HONG KONG -- A powerful typhoon slammed into southern China on Thursday after skirting Hong Kong and bringing death and widespread flooding to the Philippines earlier this week.

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Residents recover belongings after powerful Typhoon Nesat wiped out most of the homes near the bay along a coastal village in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011. Emergency services and residents in the Philippine capital cleaned up and restored electricity Wednesday after the powerful typhoon unleashed floodwaters and fierce wind that killed at least 20 people and sent huge waves crashing over seawalls. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines repairs after typhoon kills 21

Hrvoje Hranjski, Jim Gomez The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 9:55am

MANILA, Philippines — Forecasters sounded alarms over a new storm headed for the Philippines Wednesday, even as workers repaired seawalls demolished by a typhoon that killed at least 21 people and left scores stranded in swamped communities.

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(AARON FAVILA/The Associated Press) Filipinos carry their bicycles along Manila’s damaged bayside park as strong currents hit the area because of Typhoon Nesat when it landed in the Philippines on Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. The powerful typhoon slammed ashore the northern Philippines Tuesday, unleashing floods, cutting power and halting work in the capital, Manila, where residents waded in waist-deep waters and strong winds toppled trees.

Pounding typhoon rains flood Philippine capital

Hrvoje Hranjski, Jim Gomez The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 9:35am

MANILA, Philippines — Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters and dodged flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines, killing at least 16 people and sending waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls.

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(ITSUO INOUYE/The Associated Press) Pedestrians make their way through strong winds and rains from Typhoon Roke in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. The powerful typhoon was bearing down on Japan’s tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast Wednesday, approaching a nuclear power plant crippled in that disaster and prompting calls for the evacuation of more than a million people.

Typhoon buffets Tokyo, heads toward tsunami zone

Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 8:16am

TOKYO — A powerful typhoon buffeted Tokyo with strong winds and rain Wednesday, halting trains and stranding tens of thousands of commuters as it barreled toward the tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast with its crippled nuclear plant.

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(The Associated Press) Local residents wade through a flooded street caused by approaching typhoon in Nagoya, central Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. Thousands of people in central Japan have been advised to evacuate as the powerful typhoon approaches. The storm system has already triggered floods that have left two people missing.

1 million urged to evacuate as typhoon nears Japan

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Last updated Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 10:38am

TOKYO — More than a million people in central Japan were urged to evacuate Tuesday as a powerful typhoon approached, triggering floods that left two people missing.

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A man walks on driftwood piled up on a bridge after a powerful typhoon in Kiho, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. Typhoon Talas, which was believed to be the worst to hit Japan since 2004, lashed coastal areas with destructive winds and record-setting rains over the weekend before moving offshore into the Sea of Japan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Air drops bring aid to typhoon-isolated Japanese

Eric Talmadge The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 12:05pm

TOKYO — Helicopters ferried supplies Tuesday to thousands of people still cut off by Japan's worst storm in 28 years. Typhoon Talas left at least 46 dead and 54 missing in a nation still struggling to recover from its devastating tsunami just six months ago.

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Firefighters pull debris looking for missing people at Gojo, central Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Typhoon Talas dumped record amounts of rain on central and western Japan and lashed wide swaths of the country with destructive winds before being downgraded to a tropical storm. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Typhoon kills at least 15 as it passes Japan

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Last updated Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 11:33am

TOKYO -- Heavy rains and mudslides from powerful Typhoon Talas killed at least 15 people in Japan as the storm moved northward Sunday past the country's western coast. At least 43 others are missing, local media said.

Evacuation orders and advisories were issued to 460,000 people in western and central Japan, Kyodo News agency reported.

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In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, fishing boats are seen parked in the Shenjiamen Harbor in Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang province. China warned residents and alerted emergency relief centers Friday to prepare for Typhoon Muifa to hit the country's heavily populated eastern coast. (AP Photo)

Powerful typhoon bears down on China

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Last updated Friday, August 5, 2011 - 4:18pm

BEIJING -- China warned residents and alerted emergency relief centers Friday to prepare for a powerful typhoon that was heading toward China's heavily populated eastern coast.

Typhoon Muifa is forecast to hit China late Saturday or early Sunday close to Shanghai, a commercial hub with a population of 23 million. Residents were warned to take precautions to prevent injuries and losses, the website of the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported.

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Typhoon Megi hits the Northeastern Philippines

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Last updated Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 5:28pm

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After 13 die in Philippines, typhoon aims at China

Bullit Marquez, The Associated Press ahowell

Last updated Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 5:03pm

CAUAYAN, Philippines -- A super typhoon that killed 13 people and flattened forests and crops in the northern Philippines dumped heavy rains on the capital Tuesday as it headed across the sea toward southern China.

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