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☆ Taiwan to shut markets, schools as strong typhoon approaches
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A view shows flooded road following typhoon Khanun in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan August 2, 2023 in this screengrab taken from a social media video. Instagram/ @taku.triple_marine/via REUTERSTAIPEI, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan will shut markets and schools in northern parts of the island including the capital Taipei on Thursday as slow-moving Typhoon Khanun was expected to brush past amid warnings of floods and high winds. Typhoon Khanun, categorised by Taiwan's weather bureau as the second-strongest typhoon level, slowly headed towards its northeastern coasts with maximum winds of 209 km (130 miles) per hour. Northern cities including New Taipei, Keelung, Yilan and the capital Taipei will shut businesses and schools on Thursday. Nearly 30 domestic and international flights have been cancelled, and all domestic ferry lines will be suspended on Thursday.

Persons: Khanun, Typhoon Khanun, Yimou Lee, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, REUTERS TAIPEI, Taiwan, Taipei, Okinawa, Northern, New Taipei, Keelung, Yilan, Typhoon

A powerful tropical cyclone was approaching islands in southern Japan on Tuesday, days after another one slammed into mainland China and the Philippines and left dozens of people dead or injured across the region. The new storm, Typhoon Khanun, was less than 200 miles southeast of a major United States military base in southern Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, according to the United States military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii. (Tropical cyclones are called hurricanes in the Atlantic and typhoons in the northwestern Pacific.) Japan’s official forecast showed the storm heading northwest toward mainland China later in the week. But the meteorological authorities in China said that it might turn further north and head for Japan’s major islands instead.

Persons: Khanun Organizations: United Locations: Japan, China, Philippines, United States, Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, Hawaii, Atlantic, Pacific

☆ Flights cancelled, thousands told to evacuate as typhoon nears Japan's Okinawa
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Flights were cancelled and tens of thousands of people were advised to evacuate their homes on Tuesday as powerful typhoon Khanun approached Japan's southern Okinawa island chain, threatening torrential rains and high winds through Thursday. In Okinawa's capital Naha, the airport was closed and all flights - amounting to about 900 - cancelled, TV Asahi said. Wind and rain were picking up on Tuesday evening, with the storm expected to escalate by Wednesday. Okinawa is frequently hit by typhoons, but usually later in the year. Reporting by Elaine Lies; Editing by Stephen Coates and Miral FahmyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Elaine Lies, Stephen Coates, Miral Organizations: Asahi, NHK, Kadena Air Base, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Japan's, Okinawa, Tokyo, Naha, China, U.S, Japan

☆ Typhoon Doksuri and Khanun: Thousands in China flee homes as one soaks Beijing and the second approaches Typhoon Doksuri lashes Beijing and floods parts of China, while another storm approaches
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A civilian rescue team help flood-stranded people onto a rubber boat in Quanzhou in southeast China's Fujian province on July 29, 2023. Even as Doksuri tapers off, authorities are preparing for incoming Khanun, the sixth typhoon projected to hit China this year. This weekend, a total of 1,015 people suffered heat-related diseases, which the KDCA defines as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat syncope and heat edema. The city of Gyeongju saw temperatures reach 36.8 degrees Celsius (98.24 Fahrenheit) and Jeongseon county saw temperatures reach 36.1 Celsius (96.98 Fahrenheit), according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district saw temperatures reach to 35.7 degrees Celsius (around 96.2 Fahrenheit), while North Gyeongsang Province saw temperatures reach 38.1 degrees Celsius (100.58 degrees Fahrenheit).

Persons: Doksuri, hurtled, Saomi, Rita, Khanun Organizations: CNN, CCTV, Xinhua, China Meteorological Administration, Xinhua News Agency, Getty, CNN Weather, Joint Typhoon Warning, South Korea swelters, Korea Disease Control, Prevention Agency, Korea Meteorological Administration Locations: Beijing, China, Fujian, Liaoning, Hebei, Quanzhou, China's Fujian, Philippines, Taiwan, Zaozhuang, China's Shandong, Zhejiang, Okinawa, East, Naha, Miyako, Asia Asia, South Korea, Korea, Gyeongju, Jeongseon, Gangnam, North Gyeongsang Province

☆ Typhoon Doksuri: Thousands flee their homes as heavy rain lashes Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] People wear raincoats in a tourist area during heavy rain in Beijing, China, July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas PeterBEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) - Beijing recorded its heaviest rainfall this year as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri passed through China's capital on Monday, forcing over 31,000 people to evacuate their homes in the city, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Heavy rain continued to fall in the capital as well as Hebei, Tianjin and eastern Shanxi as Doksuri dissipated over northern China, the China Meteorological Administration said. Average rainfall in Beijing overnight reached 140.7 mm (5.5 inches), with the maximum recorded rainfall in Fangshan area hitting 500.4 mm (19.7 inches), according to the city's observatory. Authorities said Khanun could inflict further damage to corn and other crops that have already been hit by Doksuri.

Persons: Thomas Peter BEIJING, Typhoon Doksuri, Doksuri, Khanun, Liz Lee, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, China Meteorological Administration, Authorities, Doksuri, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Hebei, Tianjin, Shanxi, Fujian, Shanghai

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