8 October 2009 (from AFP) - A powerful typhoon slammed into Japan's main island on Thursday, leaving two dead and a dozen injured as strong winds ripped off roofs, uprooted trees and prompted fears of landslides. Typhoon Melor, packing gusts of up to 162 kilometres an hour, cut a swathe across densely populated central Japan, causing travel chaos and power blackouts for hundreds of thousands of homes.
The typhoon, the first to make landfall in Japan since 2007, was "very dangerous", but weakened as it churned across the main island of Honshu, said Takeo Tanaka, a forecaster at the Meteorological Agency. Typhoon Morakot has caused at least five billion Taiwan dollars in agricultural damage while a total of 61,000 houses were left without power and 850,000 homes without water, according to officials.
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6 October 2009 |
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Typhoon Melor during its destructive passage along the coasts of Japan. |
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7 October 2009 |
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Typhoon Melor during its destructive passage along the coasts of Japan. |
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8 October 2009 |
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Typhoon Melor during its destructive passage along the coasts of Japan. |
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Typhoon Melor (Japan) - October 2009
