694500 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 https://weather.com/news/news/typhoon-malakas-japan-impactsStory Highlights. Typhoon Malakas made landfall just after midnight Tuesday. Heavy rain brought heavy flooding and prompted several water rescues. More than 600,000 people were evacuated before the storm hit. Typhoon Malakas ripped through southern Japan on Tuesday, dumping torrential rain and causing widespread flooding.Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:40:00 +0200climate-weather-cbaaa01b8470eb9b2b0f45c48a32afd020160920144000http://french.xinhuanet.com/2016-09/20/c_135700612.htmBEIJING, 20 septembre (Xinhua) -- La Commission nationale du développement et de la réforme (CNDR) de la Chine a annoncé mardi l'allocation de 28 millions de yuans (4,2 millions de dollars) à la province orientale du Zhejiang ravagée par les typhons pour soutenir le travail de secours.Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:36:00 +0200french-news-9ae1cef2e92b18558653bbf3c2d4725020160920143600http://www.timescolonist.com/typhoon-causes-serious-flooding-in-southern-japan-1.2347043This aerial photo shows a submerged area in Nobeoka, Miyazaki prefecture, southern Japan Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. A powerful typhoon brought heavy rainfall in southern Japan. (Hiroko Harima/Kyodo News) TOKYO - A typhoon has caused serious flooding and flight cancellations in southern Japan.Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:34:00 +0200timescolonist-320074d7bd7b580424e30c0ea311d5e620160920143400http://www.timescolonist.com/tropical-storm-paine-weakening-in-the-pacific-1.2347042MIAMI - Tropical Storm Paine is weakening in the Pacific as it approaches Mexico's coast. The storm's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday have decreased to near 60 mph (96 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says continued rapid weakening is forecast and Paine is expected to become a remnant low by Wednesday.Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:34:00 +0200timescolonist-990600d5c25bd876550bfe581414d7d520160920143400