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Typhoon Wipha kills at least 17 people Izu Ooshima hit hardest

"MANILA, Philippines - Philippine authorities on Monday evacuated more than 100,000 people, closed schools, and grounded flights as one of the biggest typhoons of the year bore down on the Southeast Asian country."

"...the death toll from the worst typhoon to hit the country in seven years climbed to 26..."

"Typhoon Roke brought evacuation orders, downpours and fears of floods to southern Japan today as it began to traverse the country on a course towards the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant." "More than 1 million people in Nagoya city in central Japan have been advised to evacuate because of Roke, Kyodo News reported." "Roke, due in Fukushima prefecture in 48 hours, may hinder work to control leakage of water into the basements of the Dai- Ichi reactor buildings, which contained 102 million liters of radioactive water as of Sept. 13, according to Tokyo Electric estimates."

Hong Kong is bracing itself for the arrival of typhoon Usagi, which is expected to be the strongest storm to hit the city in more than 30 years. Officials have suspended activity at the port - one of the world's busiest - and cancelled most flights.

"A huge clean-up operation is under way in the Philippines after Typhoon Nesat battered the capital Manila and the main island, Luzon. The death toll rose to 18 with 35 still missing after heavy rain and powerful winds triggered storm surges. Most deaths occurred in and around Manila, officials said."