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Typhoon Shanshan slams Japan, bringing heavy rain and taking several lives | South China Morning Post

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Japan’s most powerful storm of the year so far has killed at least three people and left scores injured. Typhoon Shanshan packed gusts of around 252km/h (157mph), as it smashed into Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu early on August 29, 2024, before moving towards the main island of Honshu. Authorities warned of…

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