Japan's Mega-Quake Risk: New Estimate Predicts 298,000 Lives at Stake
A "megatsunami" with subsequent tsunami would risk costing 298,000 people their lives in Japan, the government in Tokyo announces in a new calculation.
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Eighty injured in typhoon – many from shattered glass
Typhoon Shanshan dumps record rain as the storm moves over Japan. The storm is one of the strongest to hit the country in decades.
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Typhoon Shanshan leaves destruction in Japan
Downfall and strong winds are shaking Japan as Typhoon Shanshan hits the country. The storm has weakened to a tropical storm, but the risk of flooding, landslides, and extensive damage remains as the storm moves northward. Millions of people are being urged to evacuate.
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