Typhoon

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    Heavy rain and winds as powerful typhoon hits Japan

    Heavy rain and strong winds pounded Tokyo as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades made landfall. Store shelves were bare after people stocked up on water and food ahead of Typhoon Hagibis. The Japan Meteorological

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    Man knocked off scooter by sign in super typhoon

    An unlucky scooter rider was knocked from his bike when a giant road sign collapsed during an intense storm in Taiwan. Footage shows the rider making slow progress into the wind, caused by the super typhoon Meranti, when all of a sudden he comes

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    Watch a Tokyo commuter drive through a flooded tunnel

    Driving through floodwater is risky at the best of times. It can cause irreparable damage to your engine or, in a worst-case scenario, your car could be dragged away by undercurrents leaving your life in danger. From a purely logical viewpoint,

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    British man missing with family in Philippines as Typhoon Haiyan hit during holiday

    A 61-year-old Briton and his family are missing in the Philippines after going on holiday in the islands before Typhoon Haiyan struck. Colin Bembridge was staying with his Filipino partner Maybelle, 35, and their three-year-old daughter

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    Video: Landing aborted as plane blown around runway by Typhoon Usagi

    A video posted on YouTube shows the moment a pilot was forced to abort landing a plane at Taiwan Airport as powerful Typhoon Usagi blew the aircraft around the runway. In the footage, an Eva Air flight is seen landing after a bumpy approach to

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