[ACTUEEL] Gevaarlijke tyfoon voor Japan

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Typhoon Wipha a threat to Japan
Huge and powerful Category 4 Typhoon Wipha continues intensifying as it heads northwest towards Japan. The storm is expected to peak at 145 mph winds on Monday near 12 UTC. By Tuesday, Wipha will recurve to the northeast and begin weakening, passing just offshore from Tokyo, Japan, sometime between 00 - 06 UTC on Wednesday. Wipha will be rapidly weakening as it makes its closest approach to Tokyo, due to high wind shear and cooler waters, and the coast of Japan should experience winds below hurricane force if the core of Wipha passes offshore as expected. High winds and heavy rains from Wipha may be a concern for the Fukushima nuclear site, where rainfall from Typhoon Man-Yi on September 16 complicated clean-up efforts of the reactors damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

JeffMasters

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Op zondag 13 oktober 2013 23:00 schreef deadprez het volgende:
Gaan we nu allemaal dood?

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Op zondag 13 oktober 2013 23:17 schreef roislecxe het volgende:
Het zit daar ook niet bepaald mee he.

Japan Typhoon Wipha kills 14 people

14 killed as Typhoon Wipha batters northeastern Japan

Japan Typhoon Wipha wreaks devastation on island south of Tokyo

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TOKYO -- A typhoon caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island Wednesday before sweeping up the Pacific coast, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting Tokyo's transportation during the morning rush. At least 17 deaths were reported and nearly 50 people were missing.

Hardest hit from Typhoon Wipha was Izu Oshima island, which is about 75 miles south of Tokyo. Rescuers found 16 bodies, most of them buried by mudslides, police and town officials said. Dozens of homes were destroyed, and about 45 people were missing.