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Video: Floodwater Breaks Hotel Door As Super Typhoon Ragasa Hits Hong Kong
After leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and Philippines, Super Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years to hit East Asia, brought in waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong's shores early on Wednesday as it halted life in parts of China.
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Climate Change Intensifies Rainfall Patterns, Typhoons, Warn Scientists
"This is going to increase as global warming continues, enhancing the chances of droughts and/or floods."
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Typhoon Haikui Sweeps China's Fujian Province, Over 1 Lakh Evacuated
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes and vehicles were swept away in floods as storms from now weakened Typhoon Haikui made landfall in China's southeastern Fujian province early on Tuesday after battering Taiwan for the past two days.
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One Dead, Two Missing As Taiwan Battles Floods
Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, killing one woman and leaving two others missing.
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Floods Hit Blast-Ravaged Taiwan City
Torrential rain on Monday forced the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung to shut schools and offices as floods overwhelmed its sewage system which was severely damaged by gas explosions last month that killed 30 people and injured 300.
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Taiwan Battens Down for Typhoon Matmo
Typhoon Matmo churned towards Taiwan Tuesday, picking up strength with thousands of tourists evacuated from outlying islands as weather forecasters warned of possible flash floods and landslides.
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Thousands evacuated in China as typhoon Soulik brings heavy rains
Typhoon Soulik was set to dump up to 18 centimetres (seven inches) of rain on eastern parts of China in just 24 hours, forecasters said today, a day after the storm killed two when it battered Taiwan.
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China, Taiwan brace for impact of Typhoon Soulik as flood toll exceeds 200
China and Taiwan braced on Friday for the impact of Typhoon Soulik as the toll of dead and missing from torrential rain across a broad swathe of China climbed beyond 200.
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12 dead, 11 missing as heavy rains cause havoc in China
At least 12 people have been killed and 11 others are missing in a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local officials said.
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Typhoon Morakot creates havoc in Taiwan
Flooding in Taiwan triggered by Typhoon Morakot has killed 38 people and another 62 are missing, rescuers said on Tuesday.
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Video: Floodwater Breaks Hotel Door As Super Typhoon Ragasa Hits Hong Kong
After leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and Philippines, Super Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years to hit East Asia, brought in waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong's shores early on Wednesday as it halted life in parts of China.
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Climate Change Intensifies Rainfall Patterns, Typhoons, Warn Scientists
"This is going to increase as global warming continues, enhancing the chances of droughts and/or floods."
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Typhoon Haikui Sweeps China's Fujian Province, Over 1 Lakh Evacuated
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes and vehicles were swept away in floods as storms from now weakened Typhoon Haikui made landfall in China's southeastern Fujian province early on Tuesday after battering Taiwan for the past two days.
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One Dead, Two Missing As Taiwan Battles Floods
Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, killing one woman and leaving two others missing.
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Floods Hit Blast-Ravaged Taiwan City
Torrential rain on Monday forced the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung to shut schools and offices as floods overwhelmed its sewage system which was severely damaged by gas explosions last month that killed 30 people and injured 300.
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Taiwan Battens Down for Typhoon Matmo
Typhoon Matmo churned towards Taiwan Tuesday, picking up strength with thousands of tourists evacuated from outlying islands as weather forecasters warned of possible flash floods and landslides.
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Thousands evacuated in China as typhoon Soulik brings heavy rains
Typhoon Soulik was set to dump up to 18 centimetres (seven inches) of rain on eastern parts of China in just 24 hours, forecasters said today, a day after the storm killed two when it battered Taiwan.
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China, Taiwan brace for impact of Typhoon Soulik as flood toll exceeds 200
China and Taiwan braced on Friday for the impact of Typhoon Soulik as the toll of dead and missing from torrential rain across a broad swathe of China climbed beyond 200.
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12 dead, 11 missing as heavy rains cause havoc in China
At least 12 people have been killed and 11 others are missing in a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local officials said.
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Typhoon Morakot creates havoc in Taiwan
Flooding in Taiwan triggered by Typhoon Morakot has killed 38 people and another 62 are missing, rescuers said on Tuesday.
