Super Typhoon Noru barrels towards Philippines
A super typhoon barrelled towards the Philippines Sunday and was on track to slam into the heavily populated main island ...
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Evac warnings after typhoon landfall in Japan
Izumi, Japan—Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nan brought strong winds and heavy ...
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Evacuation warnings after typhoon makes landfall in Japan
By Atish Patel / Yuichi Yamazaki Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol ...
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‘Ambo’ ravages Samar; evacuees face twin threat
Powerful typhoon Ambo (international name Vongfong) hit the central Philippines Thursday, forcing a complicated and risky evacuation for tens of ...
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Bicol braces for ‘Ambo’s’ landfall Thursday
Tropical Depression "Ambo" is forecast to make landfall in the Bicol region on Thursday. Aldczar Aurelio, senior weather forecaster from ...
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Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh
Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh Tuesday packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour (73mph) after authorities evacuated hundreds of ...
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