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TOKYO, Aug 31 - At least six people were dead as Typhoon Shanshan crept eastward through Japan on Saturday (Aug 31), drenching large areas with torrential rain, triggering landslide and flood warnings hundreds of kilometres from the storm's centre.
FUKUOKA, Japan — Typhoon Shanshan deluged large parts of Japan with torrential rain on Friday (Aug 30), prompting warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm's centre, halting travel services and shutting production at major factories.
DHAKA — At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and overflowing rivers, officials said on Sunday (Aug 25).
BANGKOK — Flash floods and mudslides across Thailand brought by monsoon rains have killed 22 people and injured 19, authorities said on Monday (Aug 26), warning some provinces of further risk, with 30,000 households affected.
BANGKOK - Thirteen people including a Russian couple died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, the authorities said on Aug 25, after calling off a search for missing persons.
GUWAHATI/DHAKA — Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety on Aug 23 in India's north-eastern state of Tripura after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, forcing more than 65,000 people from their homes and killing 23, the authorities said.
TAIPEI — A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 34 km off Taiwan's eastern city of Hualien on Friday (Aug 16), the weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage from what was the second strong tremor to hit the island in less than a day.
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un revisited a flooded area near the country's border with China this week to address plans to support those affected by recent heavy rainfall and floods, including bringing about 15,400 people to the country's capital until new homes are built, state media KCNA said on Aug 10.