2900 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2013-10/27/c_132834469.htmBEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Typhoon Francisco has passed south of Japan, bringing heavy rain and winds. The powerful storm has forced hundreds to evacuate their homes. Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a special warning after it forecast more than 500 millimetres of rain in the coming two days.Sun, 27 Oct 2013 06:56:00 +0100xinhuanet_en-4c3d301c57769e12ce7701fd539336ce20131027065600http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/25/national/typhoon-francisco-dumps-payload-over-shikoku-kyushu-in-cross-hairs/Typhoon Francisco dumped torrential rain on Shikoku Friday as the Meteorological Agency issued warnings for mudslides and flooding from western to eastern Japan. The year's 27th ...Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:32:00 +0200japantimes-1d286a4aa92c9e1dda299b75c4a17eb220131025153200http://manilatimes.net/japan-mudslide-islanders-take-shelter-as-new-storm-looms-2/47782/TOKYO: People on a storm-battered island in Japan took shelter on Friday, as another typhoon looked set to sideswipe the coast. Typhoon Francisco, packing winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour, was located east of the main Okinawan island … Read more »Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:08:00 +0200manilatimes-47233bbcdcc2c1368bb608aab11b333020131025150800http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/izu-oshima-residents-take-shelter-as-new-storm-loomsResidents on a storm-battered island in Japan took shelter Friday, as another typhoon -- one of two looming in the Pacific -- looked set to sideswipe the coast. "We have advised people in all areas of the island to prepare for evacuation," said an official on Izu Oshima where rain-triggered…Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:19:00 +0200japantoday-7e9d906a78e4243aaf31b52a122e0ed620131025131900