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/ 9 October 2004

Record eighth typhoon hits Japan

The most powerful typhoon to barrel into Japan’s Pacific coastline in a decade made landfall on Saturday, unleashing gales and blinding sheets of rain that grounded planes, flooded homes and set off mudslides. Two people were reported dead and five others missing. Ma-on was the record eighth typhoon to hit Japan this year.
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