Typhoon Slams Taiwan; Closes Schools, Businesses
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Strong winds and heavy rain lashed  Taiwan on Monday as Typhoon Nock-Ten bore down on the island's  eastern shore, forcing schools and businesses in capital Taipei  and other regions to close.
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The most powerful typhoon to hit China in five decades slammed into its southeastern coast Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes and battering the region with rain and wind after more than 1.3 million people were evacuated, state media reported. At least two people were killed.
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Taiwan's central weather bureau warned residents to protect themselves against approaching Typhoon Nock-ten, which it said could bring strong winds and downpours which trigger mudslides.
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A powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan on Monday, toppling trees and telephone poles with strong winds and torrential rains. Eleven people were injured after being cut by broken glass or knocked down by sudden gusts of wind.
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The China Meteorological Administration warned Thursday Typhoon Shanshan was moving toward Taiwan at a speed of 6 to 10 mph.  The storm, the 13th recorded this year, was located about 300 miles northwest of Taiwan at 20.4 latitude and 125.2 longitude at 5 p.m.
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Typhoon Nock-ten battered Taiwan on Monday as the storm's eye whirled just off the island's eastern coast, drenching mountainous regions with rain that could trigger deadly mudslides.
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A strong earthquake in the Pacific Ocean  off Taiwan rocked the island's northeast on Friday, damaging  buildings and injuring several people, officials said.
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Taiwan&#39;s financial markets and most businesses in the capital Taipei are closed for the day as Typhoon Aere approaches with torrential rain and winds of up to 165 kilometers (102 miles) an hour.
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Typhoon Haima will continue to dump heavy rain on Taiwan until tomorrow, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday. &quot;Taiwan is currently under the influence of the outer bands of Typhoon Haima, which is bringing
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Howling winds and torrential rain lashed Taiwan on Monday as a rare autumn typhoon bore down on the island&#39;s eastern shore, forcing schools and businesses in the capital and other regions to close.
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Taiwan&#39;s schools, businesses and financial markets are closed as typhoon Aere continues moving towards Taipei, the capital. Forecasters say Typhoon Aere is packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers
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A powerful typhoon pounded Japan's southern Okinawa island chain Friday, cutting power to tens of thousands of households and grounding hundreds of flights.
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The most powerful typhoon to barrel into Japan's Pacific coastline in a decade made landfall Saturday, unleashing gusts and torrential rains that grounded planes, flooded homes and triggered landslides. One person was dead and another missing.
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A powerful typhoon triggered landslides and flash floods in northern Taiwan on Wednesday before plowing into China where hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated.
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A powerful typhoon pounded western Japan on Tuesday, knocking out power to more than a million households, forcing thousands to evacuate and killing at least three people.
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Typhoon Utor thundered out of the Philippines killing four people, including three children, and stranding thousands on Monday after high winds and waves tore up power lines and communication links in the archipelago.
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Typhoon Utor thundered out of the  Philippines killing four people, including three children, and  stranding thousands on Monday after high winds and waves tore  up power lines and communication links in the archipelago.