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  Tokyo 2020: Typhoon threat for Games as organisers brace for storm

  Sports | July 26, 2021 21:40 IST

  While already trying to overcome a one-year delay and juggling athlete and spectator safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo Olympic Games organizers have another hurdle coming their way: a typhoon. Typhoon Nepartak formed late Friday (Japan time) and is forecast to intensify over the coming days.

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  East China on highest alert as Typhoon In-Fa lingers

  World | July 26, 2021 21:00 IST

  Typhoon In-Fa -- the sixth of this year -- landed in the coastal waters near Pinghu, a county-level city under the administration of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, at around 9:50 a.m. on Monday, packing winds of up to 28 meters per second at its centre, according to the provincial flood control headquarters.  

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  China launches emergency response for typhoon-hit areas

  World | July 26, 2021 13:41 IST

  The response was co-activated by China National Commission for Disaster Reduction and Ministry of Emergency Management for disaster-stricken areas including Zhoushan, Shaoxing and Ningbo, Xinhua news agency reported.

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  Typhoon In-fa hits China’s east coast, canceling flights

  World | July 25, 2021 12:16 IST

  The typhoon made landfall in Zhoushan in Zhejiang province, state TV reported, citing the national weather agency.

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  Powerful typhoon lashes Philippines, killing at least 10

  News | November 02, 2020 22:46 IST

  A super typhoon blew into the eastern Philippines with disastrous force on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the country, officials said.

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  27 dead, 50 missing as Typhoon Molave sweeps Vietnam

  World | October 31, 2020 14:05 IST

  Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Molave in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions have left 27 people dead.

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  Vietnam: Typhoon, landslides leave 35 dead, 59 missing

  World | October 29, 2020 16:08 IST

  Typhoon Molave set off landslides that killed at least 19 people and left 45 missing in central Vietnam, where ferocious wind and rain blew away roofs and knocked out power in a region of 1.7 million residents, state media said Thursday.

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  Typhoon lashes South Korea after battering Japanese islands

  World | September 07, 2020 16:54 IST

  A powerful typhoon damaged buildings, flooded roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes in South Korea on Monday after battering islands in southern Japan, killing one person and injuring dozens of others.

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  China renews blue alert for typhoon Bavi

  World | August 23, 2020 10:17 IST

  China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Sunday renewed a blue alert for typhoon Bavi, which is expected to lash the country's south and southeast regions. The typhoon, the eighth of this year, strengthened from a tropical depression on Saturday morning and was observed at waters 390 km west of the city of Naha in Japan's Okinawa prefecture at 5 a.m.

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  Typhoon Mekkhala makes landfall in China

  World | August 11, 2020 11:33 IST

  Mekkhala is the second typhoon that landed in coastal areas of east China over the past week.

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  Typhoon Hagupit brings rains to coastal China, heads toward Shanghai

  World | August 04, 2020 9:59 IST

  A typhoon brought high winds and heavy rains to China’s eastern coastal areas Tuesday and was headed toward the financial hub of Shanghai. China’s National Meteorological Center said Typhoon Hagiput made landfall in Zhejiang province around 3:30 a.m., with winds blowing up to 136.8 kilometers (85 miles) per hour at its center.

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  9 dead as typhoon Phanfone slams Philippines

  World | December 26, 2019 10:27 IST

  At least nine people were killed as typhoon Phanfone slammed the Philippines, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain, authorities said on Thursday.

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  INS Sahyadri, INS Kiltan to help people in Hagibis-hit Japan: Navy

  India | October 13, 2019 18:42 IST

  The Navy has pressed two of its ships into service to provide assistance to typhoon-battered Japan, it said on Sunday.

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  Rescue efforts underway after unprecedented rains flood Japan

  World | October 13, 2019 7:09 IST

  Typhoon Hagibis made landfall south of Tokyo Saturday and moved northward. More than 100 people were also injured in its wake, according to public broadcaster NHK, as the numbers kept growing.

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  Heavy rain, winds lash Tokyo as powerful typhoon Hagibis hits Japan

  World | October 12, 2019 17:26 IST

  Store shelves were bare after people stocked up on water and food ahead of Typhoon Hagibis. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of dangerously heavy rainfall in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, including Gunma, Saitama and Kanagawa, and later expanded the area to include Fukushima and Miyagi to the north.

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  Japan braces for Super Typhoon Hagibis' landfall

  World | October 09, 2019 13:19 IST

  The storm, which was tracking near the Ogasawara islands as of Wednesday afternoon is forecast to continue moving toward Honshu, weakening only slightly before a possible landfall on Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

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  Typhoon Faxai blows across Tokyo area, killing 1, halting travel

  World | September 09, 2019 11:33 IST

  Several railway and subway operators suspended services and flights were cancelled at Tokyo airports as Typhoon Faxai passed over Chiba, a northern suburb of the Japanese capital, before daybreak, shaking homes with strong winds and battering the area with rain.

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  South Korea surveying damage from powerful Typhoon Lingling

  World | September 08, 2019 11:41 IST

  Typhoon Lingling swept along South Korea’s west coast on Saturday before making a landfall in North Korea. North Korea hasn’t publicized possible typhoon-related damage.

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  Seoul hit by Typhoon Lingling, flight operations hit

  World | September 07, 2019 11:44 IST

  According to the forecast by South Korea's weather department, Seoul and some other areas will witness gusty winds at the speed of over 50 miles per hour along with heavy rains.

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  Death toll from typhoon in eastern China rises to 45

  World | August 13, 2019 12:32 IST

  The death toll from a typhoon in eastern China has risen to 45, with an estimated 16 people missing.