<rss><channel><item><title>Typhoon Krosa Weakens After Battering China</title><link>http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008770452</link><description>Shanghai, China - Typhoon Krosa has been reduced to a tropical storm and according to officials from the deluged region there have been no reports of death. Particularly hard hit on Sunday afternoon was the south-eastern coast of China, namely the provinces of Zheijiang and Fujian.</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T16:37+0200</pubDate><source>AHN</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AHN-415d477b8d5ca6e61e8ecf99265d8173</guid><category>CommunicableDiseases</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category></item><item><title>China: Typhoon damage at $1 billion</title><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21169660/</link><description>Southeast China was digging out Tuesday from flooding and landslides after remnants of Typhoon Krosa deluged the region with torrential rains, causing damage estimated at more than $1 billion.</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T16:07+0200</pubDate><source>msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>msnbc-1c97e2f91d049d40a1578282a8fd816c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>Storm cuts power in eastern China</title><link>http://www.namibian.com.na/2007/October/world/07BFFC8D75.html</link><description>In Vietnam, the death toll from a separate storm rose to 66. There were no reports of casualties from Krosa, downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm on Sunday, by late yesterday. But the storm pummelled the region south of Shanghai with torrential rains and strong winds, causing landslides, power outages and flooding.</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T11:05+0200</pubDate><source>namibian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>namibian-216e33cdc7cb8ddca6a795a596805440</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>China: Over a million flee typhoon. Video</title><link>http://en.rian.ru/video/20071009/83064751.html</link><description>Chinese authorities evacuated more than 1.4 million ahead of Typhoon Krosa's arrival. The typhoon, which claimed five lives in Taiwan, crashed onto the coast of mainland China on Sunday packing winds of up to 126 kilometres an hour before weakening. (64 sec./2.</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T10:12+0200</pubDate><source>rian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>rian-1e773240b02f2673784215bedd2d6754</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China: Tropical Storm Krosa back to sea</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-77T82S?OpenDocument</link><description>Tropical Storm Krosa, which has forced more than 1.41 million people away from their homes on the Chinese mainland, returned to the East China Sea on Monday, leaving the eastern province of Zhejiang. Krosa re-entered the East China Sea at 5:30 p.m. from Sanmen County, according to the Zhejiang....</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T08:43+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-c5579229d0c2ab72bbcdd8095c8cf64e</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa kills 18 in Taiwan, brings floods to China</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-77T2MY?OpenDocument</link><description>Beijing/Taipei_(dpa) _ Typhoon Krosa, which wreaked havoc in Taiwan over the weekend, brought strong winds, rain and floods to south-eastern China on Sunday and Monday, affecting more than five million people, officials said. Taiwan officials said the storm killed 18 people and caused at least 1.</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T08:43+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-3d5871f600bd4c747887d8eb2424499e</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China says damage from tropical storm Krosa tops US$1 bln</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071009/ap-en-8bf42c2dfa9a8fe095627f15f708987a.html</link><description>SHANGHAI, China (AP) _ Southeast China was digging out Tuesday from flooding and landslides after remnants of Typhoon Krosa deluged the region with torrential rains, causing damage estimated at more than US$1 billion (¤710 million). 

The storm dissipated late Monday, leaving flooded streets and....</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T06:00+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-8bf42c2dfa9a8fe095627f15f708987a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Farm losses from Krosa top NT$2.67 billion</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/09/125856/Farm%2Dlosses.htm</link><description>Premier Chang Chun-hsiung yesterday instructed the Council of Agriculture (COA) to provide both subsidies and low interest loans to help farmers severely battered by Typhoon Krosa to recover farming operations as early as possible.</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T05:33+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-3d7966fd941a8595fc688aeba681559d</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>MARS-STAT</category></item><item><title>Nuke risk model may improve national security</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/09/125851/Nuke%2Drisk.htm</link><description>In the wake of serious damage to Taiwan's infrastructure inflicted by Typhoon Krosa, officials from the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER) recommended yesterday that the Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) model, currently used to evaluate the safety of Taiwan's nuclear power plants, be....</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T05:33+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-df64baca356d0dd1393839a533cb580f</guid><category>Security</category><category>TerroristAttack</category><category>Nuclear</category><category>TREN-Security</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>Energy</category></item><item><title>Typhoon puts dampener on events - but not Irish spirits</title><link>http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2007/1009/1191668783205.html</link><description>Being outdoors during a yellow typhoon alert in southeast Asia may sound exotic and exciting. Trust me - it isn't. As Typhoon Krosa's wind and rain turned Shanghai's Indian summer into something much more reminiscent of a summer in Dublin yesterday morning, many of the 200 Irish volunteers at the....</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T05:18+0200</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-887d72895747431ac9da704cbb601105</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Krosa back to sea, but rains continue in east China</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6279278.html</link><description>Tropical Storm Krosa, which has forced more than 1.41 million people away from their homes on the Chinese mainland, returned to the East China Sea on Monday, leaving the eastern province of Zhejiang. Krosa re-entered the East China Sea ...</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T04:43+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-14526cd4aaa7462d7c490eebbb9567e9</guid><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Taipei audiences lusting after Lee's film `Lust, Caution'</title><link>http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/10/09/2003382332</link><description>STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Tuesday, Oct 09, 2007, Page 2 Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's (李安) latest film Lust, Caution set a box office record in Taipei City over the last three days during the onslaught of Typhoon Krosa, a spokesman for the film's distributor said yesterday.</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T04:11+0200</pubDate><source>taipeitimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>taipeitimes-d1bb3c037f9b35167b815e42fec92cf4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>KMT criticizes government over typhoon response</title><link>http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/10/09/2003382350</link><description>The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday lashed out at the government, accusing it of neglecting its duties by not inspecting areas damaged by Typhoon Krosa over the weekend. "The typhoon claimed at least five lives, left 56 people injured and caused agricultural damage amounting to NT$800 million [US$24.</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T04:11+0200</pubDate><source>taipeitimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>taipeitimes-b8a200597c515985fdedaf95cba95f66</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Retail Sales In China Hit $46 Million During National Holiday Weekend</title><link>http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008764008</link><description>Beijing, China (AHN) - Typhoon Krosa did not dampen sales in China during the long National Day holiday. The Ministry of Commerce reported sales hit close to 350 billion yuan ($46.7 million USD) spurred by travels, family gatherings and weddings across the seven-day holiday.</description><pubDate>2007-10-09T00:35+0200</pubDate><source>AHN</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AHN-01c9937b66563a26027fef800d75366c</guid></item><item><title>Asia-Pacific - Typhoon hits China, then weakens to storm</title><link>http://emm.jrc.it/NewsBrief/pressreviewav/all/2_20071009.html#pressreview-656869</link><description>Typhoon Krosa crashed into the Chinese coast on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 1.4 million people, after killing five in Taiwan as it lashed the island with heavy rain and high winds. 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Rain may affect those last two matches in the five-match series as well, so looking good for England. Typhoon Krosa has brought chaos to China. 1 million people have fled from the coastal provinces in the east of the country. It has left a trail of destruction.</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T13:28+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-6bc9a79a6426fd4fd9731880599042b0</guid></item><item><title>Taiwan-Curiosity/ Caught on camera, Taiwan's education minister denies dozing</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071008/dpa-en-845087dd016af6697d891aaea244b6f8.html</link><description>Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan's Education Minister Tu Cheng-sheng Monday fought a war of words with opposition parliamentarians over whether he had dozed off during an emergency meeting conducted by the island's leader on measures to deal with Typhoon Krosa.    

"I didn't fall into sleep, not at all.</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T13:06+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-845087dd016af6697d891aaea244b6f8</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Storm cuts power in eastern China; toll in Vietnam storm rises to 61</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071008/ap-en-2ff322f7b96fb3fd8b6d0beeabceb1e5.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES death toll, other details from Vietnam typhoon ^AP Photo XYY107, XHG805, XCS103 ^By ELAINE KURTENBACH= ^Associated Press Writer= 

SHANGHAI, China (AP) _ The remnants of Typhoon Krosa deluged eastern China Monday, snarling transportation, cutting power and flooding roads and fields, state media reported Monday.</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T12:58+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-2ff322f7b96fb3fd8b6d0beeabceb1e5</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:Click - Oct 7 2007 2:58PM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1127540724&amp;z=900238539</link><description>attacks the Prime Minister after he for change in Britain. And I want people are evacuated as Typhoon Krosa causes chaos on China's coast Wales. Lewis Hamilton's World Championship dreams are on hold as</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T12:49+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-e3c608172c831716d3053985bd284342</guid></item><item><title>Taiwan-Weather/China/ ROUNDUP: Typhoon Krosa kills 18 in Taiwan, brings floods to China Eds: Changes slug, dateline, updates with disruptions in China</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071008/dpa-en-427420514a4c3a213a3a160d26cb54d5.html</link><description>Beijing/Taipei (dpa) - Typhoon Krosa, which wreaked havoc in Taiwan over the weekend, brought strong winds, rain and floods to south-eastern China on Sunday and Monday, affecting more than five million people, officials said.    

Taiwan officials said the storm killed 18 people and caused at least 1.</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T12:26+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-427420514a4c3a213a3a160d26cb54d5</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tropical storm Krosa affects 5 mln people in East China</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6278828.html</link><description>Tropical storm Krosa has affected more than 5 million people in east China's Zhejiang Province after it drenched the Chinese mainland's southeast coast. Krosa made landfall at the coast between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces Sunday after ...</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T12:10+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-9f6dd0cced44c4eb6d079f1e5e7d521e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China reels after Typhoon Krosa</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7033495.stm</link><description>Some five million people are affected after Typhoon Krosa devastates China's south-eastern coast.</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T12:03+0200</pubDate><source>bbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>bbc-8538f0007d8268017182348979b0885a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>1.4 million in China flee deadly storm</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/china.typhoon.ap/index.html</link><description>BEIJING, China (AP) -- A storm drenched China's southeast on Sunday after killing five people on Taiwan and prompting the evacuation of 1.4 million people on the mainland, officials said. In Vietnam, the death toll from a separate storm rose to 61.

Krosa came ashore as a typhoon in China's Zhejiang....</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T11:42+0200</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-e2a1477b2a1fa3cdce18cac619d57a93</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Taiwan-Weather/ Typhoon Krosa kills 18, causes massive farm losses in Taiwan</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071008/dpa-en-67f9b11a96deb382e2094fd3429f4ff0.html</link><description>Taipei (dpa) - Typhoon Krosa, which wreaked havoc in Taiwan over the weekend, has killed up to 18 people and caused at least 1.16 billion Taiwan dollars (35 million US) in agricultural losses, officials said Monday.    

The storm left 18 people dead and three are still missing, becoming one of the....</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T11:42+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-67f9b11a96deb382e2094fd3429f4ff0</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Deadly Typhoon Krosa hits China</title><link>http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=85411</link><description>Typhoon Krosa lashed China's heavily populated east coast on Sunday with torrential rains and powerful winds that have already killed at least five people in</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T10:51+0200</pubDate><source>TurkishDailyNews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TurkishDailyNews-444d5df4cdd6af15d389c29cb9116067</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon hits China</title><link>http://www.namibian.com.na/2007/October/world/07BF5B91F4.html</link><description>The typhoon made landfall near the borders of densely populated Zhejiang and Fujian provinces in southeast China around 07h30 GMT, packing winds of up to 126 km per hour, before weakening. No casualties were reported and the local flood prevention authorities later downgraded Krosa to a common....</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T10:14+0200</pubDate><source>namibian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>namibian-7184024c864d6901e045299554b92074</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>MaritimeSafetyWorld</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MaritimeSafetyEurope</category></item><item><title>Typhoon hits China</title><link>http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=3758</link><description>Typhoon Krosa crashed into the Chinese coast yesterday, forcing the evacuation of 1.4 million people, after killing five in Taiwan as it lashed the island with heavy rain and high winds....</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T08:45+0200</pubDate><source>timesofmalta</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>timesofmalta-3e5eeae79fa68631282155a82c3d912d</guid><category>MaritimeSafetyWorld</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MaritimeSafetyEurope</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa death toll on Taiwan rises to 7, over 50 injured</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/071008/tass-en-589ce7bbe7a04444fd9fcc766315d26d.html</link><description>8/10 Tass 43     

 HONG KONG (XIANGGANG), October 8 (Itar-Tass) - Seven people have died, two went missing and over 50 have been injured in Taiwan that was swept by Typhoon Krosa over the weekend.   

 On Saturday, a powerful tropical cyclone with a radius of 300 kilometres affected the entire....</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T08:18+0200</pubDate><source>tass-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>tass-en-589ce7bbe7a04444fd9fcc766315d26d</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa gets weaker, hits Eastern China</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/071008/tass-en-1d4098f18f877607d93e27334d47772c.html</link><description>8/10 Tass 27     

 SHANGHAI, October 8 (Itar-Tass) - Typhoon Krosa, which has become the 15th tropical cyclone in Asia this year, keeps raging over Eastern China. However, it has weakened to a tropical storm, meteorological services report.   

 According to the meteorological services, the wind....</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T08:08+0200</pubDate><source>tass-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>tass-en-1d4098f18f877607d93e27334d47772c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>7 dead, 52 injured after Typhoon Krosa</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/2007/10/08/125695/7%2Ddead.htm</link><description>The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) lifted the land warning on Typhoon Krosa for the Taiwan area yesterday afternoon but maintained the warning on possible torrential rains. Authorities reported that at least seven people were dead, 52 others injured and several still missing in typhoon-related incidents throughout the island.</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T06:14+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-ff0e8cede86c7e8b153b144534eed15d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>TBCasks for more blood; Taipei's reserves critical</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/08/125787/TBC%7Fasks%2Dfor.htm</link><description>Officials from Taipei Blood Center (TBC) are making an urgent appeal to the public to donate more blood. They said that following the severe Typhoon Krosa's damages, the TBC has been facing a serious blood shortage.</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T06:14+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-d5ad0bf6be093558170645d56a961cf6</guid></item><item><title>Hualien claims NT$100 million in tourism losses</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/2007/10/08/125733/Hualien%2Dclaims.htm</link><description>Intense media coverage of Typhoon Krosa has negatively impacted the tourism industry around Taiwan, officials from the tourism and hotel industries said yesterday. 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Krosa came ashore as a typhoon in China's Zhejiang....</description><pubDate>2007-10-08T00:03+0200</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-bee9b1ccd3c59997f600c52883ac7bd6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:BBC News - Oct 7 2007 1:00PM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1127000734&amp;z=900238539</link><description>A one million people are a evacuated as a Typhoon Krosa hits China's South East Coast. A BBC investigation reveals that people with bad credit rating accounts for 80 - three-quarters of all home repossessions. dreams are on hold as he retires from the Grande Prix.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T23:58+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-75ad18cb1c510dda7594a707e350786d</guid></item><item><title>Asia storms kill 55 in Vietnam, million evacuated in China</title><link>http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MjgzOTIzMDEw</link><description>Published Date: October 08, 2007 BEIJING: A storm drenched China yesterday after killing five people on Taiwan and prompting the mainland to evacuate more a million people, officials said, as the toll from an earlier Vietnam storm rose to 55. Krosa, previously classified as a typhoon, hit....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T23:46+0200</pubDate><source>kuwaittimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>kuwaittimes-745b9f7415fb1b42abf96898774dd3b7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>More than One Million Evacuated as Powerful Storm Hits China's Southeast Coast</title><link>http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200710/200710080001.html</link><description>A powerful storm has hit China's southeastern coast, where authorities evacuated more than one million people after the storm killed five in Taiwan. Although meteorologists had downgraded Typhoon Krosa to a tropical storm before it made landfall Sunday, heavy rain and winds of 126 kilometers per hour still battered China's coast.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T21:46+0200</pubDate><source>chosun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>chosun-704e5ccfe1d0fd9fb2c383d8dd8b720e</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:Click - Oct 7 2007 2:32PM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1126813090&amp;z=900238539</link><description>off the prospect by the Tories recovery in some opinion polls. He says he wanted time to demonstrate she could implement his vision for the country. Typhoon Krosa has hit the east coast of China, one million people have been evacuated from the provinces threaten bid the storms.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T18:23+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-60afe50dfc66e5d04059bc5d613d663b</guid><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>1.4 million in China flee deadly storm</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/china.typhoon.ap/index.html</link><description>BEIJING, China (AP) -- A storm drenched China's southeast on Sunday after killing five people on Taiwan and prompting the evacuation of 1.4 million people on the mainland, officials said. In Vietnam, the death toll from a separate storm rose to 55.

Krosa came ashore as a typhoon in China's Zhejiang....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T18:18+0200</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-068e5914a3204ff0970ce50a3ebd33f7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:BBC News - Oct 7 2007 2:08PM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1126802129&amp;z=900238539</link><description>homeless an more than two million without electricity. Taiwan is beginning to pick up the pieces by emergency services say it will take a long time to get things back to normal. Typhoon Krosa has torn down bridges and caused river banks to burst. 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The arrival of Typhoon Krosa has forced the authorities to evacuate a million people from vulnerable areas along the eastern coast.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T14:05+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-5afce2e37e8cffaa523bfd7ed1f2b987</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:BBC News - Oct 7 2007 4:05AM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1126678119&amp;z=900238539</link><description>Harlem New York, four children were hurt. At least one wall was blown oul ouservices treated those with injuries on the scene. The Chinese authorities are moving 1 million people away from vulnerable areas on the coast as Typhoon Krosa starts to arrive. 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Packing sustained winds of 126kph the typhoon made landfall near the border of Fujian and Zhejiang provinces.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T13:39+0200</pubDate><source>RTERadio</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>RTERadio-9150b803c7c5f59d5bee2d0c9b5cb1e2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa downgraded to tropical storm</title><link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/07/wtyphoon107.xml</link><description>Typhoon Krosa has hit China's southeast coast after more than 1 million people were evacuated, the government has announced.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T13:36+0200</pubDate><source>telegraph</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>telegraph-2d8f6ced39086fcd82faf90a82f70567</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China orders a million away from storm</title><link>http://ap.onlineathens.com/pstories/world/20071007/206060607.shtml</link><description>Chinese paramilitary officers evacuate residents through flood waters ahead of Typhoon Krosa, on the outskirts of Cangnan, in east China's Zhejiang Province, Sunday, Oct.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T13:25+0200</pubDate><source>topix</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>topix-aa26fcdcbfe8d6e133122e8c9203376b</guid><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Typhoon hits China, then weakens to storm</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK205775.htm</link><description>(Adds Krosa weakening to tropical storm) BEIJING, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Typhoon Krosa crashed into the Chinese coast on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 1.4 million people, after killing five in Taiwan as it lashed the island with heavy rain and high winds.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T13:24+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-a16e58863b19b1ba1487927737ea0bd9</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>MaritimeSafetyWorld</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MaritimeSafetyEurope</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa hits China's southeast coast as 1 million are moved to safety, weakens to storm</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071007/ap-en-b22098518645c297f50933e8a81e8482.html</link><description>Eds: INCORPORATES BC-AS-WEA--China-Typhoon. 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BEIJING (AP) _ Typhoon Krosa slammed into China's southeast coast Sunday after killing five people on Taiwan and prompting the mainland....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T13:18+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-b22098518645c297f50933e8a81e8482</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>More than one million evacuate from typhoon's path in China</title><link>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/07/weather/AS-WEA-China-Typhoon.php?WT.mc_id=rssfrontpage</link><description>More than 1 million evacuate from typhoon's path in China: Typhoon Krosa killed four people on Taiwan on Saturday as it knocked out power to 2 million homes and drenched the island, according to Taiwan's Disaster Relief Center.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T12:42+0200</pubDate><source>IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>IHT-c8b962f2161691de136944190c162202</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:BBC News - Oct 7 2007 2:16AM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1126619037&amp;z=900238539</link><description>protesters clash with police on the streets of Creets of C A typhoon has struck northern Taiwan bringing more than a metre of rain in places. Typhoon Krosa has brought flooding rain and porin and porports have been closed. More from Taipei now, Caroline, just how serious is this and what is the....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T12:33+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-9b1a9a8ccc6d7e67d985e5e8291f8d36</guid><category>RegionalPolicy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China evacuates 1 million people ahead of tropical storm Krosa</title><link>http://www.cjad.com/news/56/600842</link><description>More than 1 million people were evacuated as Typhoon Krosa roared toward China's southeast coast Sunday, weakening to a tropical storm after killing four people in Taiwan, government agencies and news reports ...</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T11:54+0200</pubDate><source>topix</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>topix-fef9b7d6d776f518d17045ec439f591d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon leaves five dead in Taiwan</title><link>http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=581242</link><description>TAIPEI - Typhoon Krosa left five people dead and one missing in Taiwan before weakening into a tropical storm today, weathermen and rescuers said. Krosa produced strong winds and rain, uprooted trees, interrupted traffic and triggered landslides. 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The Taiwan Disaster Relief Centre said another man died after falling from his balcony in northern Hsinchu. A rider was also electrocuted when her motorcycle fell in southern Tainan.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T11:08+0200</pubDate><source>skynews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>skynews-c11aa925f06e11cc335c924f4b79e55f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China braces for deadly Typhoon Krosa</title><link>http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/071007083109.177mqajv.html</link><description>BEIJING (AFP) - China's eastern coast braced for the worst on Sunday as Typhoon Krosa bore down on the heavily populated region after killing at least five people and wreaking havoc in nearby Taiwan.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T11:01+0200</pubDate><source>afp-english</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>afp-english-31136966083f8392a001254a8d4d822c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon hits Taiwan, China on alert</title><link>http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=3647</link><description>Typhoon Krosa slammed into Taiwan yesterday, with strong winds and heavy rains cutting power and cancelling flights while mainland China braced itself for a serious impact. Authorities in China ordered the...</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T10:42+0200</pubDate><source>timesofmalta</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>timesofmalta-e3a357ff02c516eea6a6d2903392b29b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa hits China's southeast</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071007/ap-en-4b8e80aac2fdcb74297887852b79e137.html</link><description>Eds: ADDS wind speed, restores background. CORRECTS writethru sequence. AP Photos XHG801-803, TPE808, XYY104 ^AP Photo XHG803, XHG801 

BEIJING (AP) _ Typhoon Krosa roared ashore Sunday on China's southeast coast after more than 1 million people were evacuated, a government news agency reported. 

Krosa made landfall at about 3:30 p.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T10:30+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-4b8e80aac2fdcb74297887852b79e137</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>URGENT</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071007/ap-en-7b36b24f7c795a04e03897826831980f.html</link><description>Typhoon Krosa hits China's southeast ^Eds: Updates with Krosa making landfall in China. 

BEIJING (AP) _ Typhoon Krosa roared ashore Sunday on China's southeast coast after more than 1 million people were evacuated, a government news agency reported. 

Krosa made landfall along the boundary of....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T10:28+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-7b36b24f7c795a04e03897826831980f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China braced for tropical storm</title><link>http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=565458</link><description>China, 10/07 - China has evacuated one million people as it braces itself for a tropical storm that has already killed four people in Taiwan, state media says. Typhoon Krosa has weakened to a tropical storm but is towards eastern coastal provinces and cities.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T10:16+0200</pubDate><source>angolapress-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>angolapress-en-d04a3975d919db1e1d03333fa11d27a0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China evacuates 1 million ahead of storm</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071007/ap-en-15617bcb1af9d90e6866e5942d6805d2.html</link><description>Eds: Adds new photo numbers. AP Photos XHG801-803, TPE808. ^AP Photo XYY104 

BEIJING (AP) _ More than 1 million people were evacuated as Typhoon Krosa roared toward China's southeast coast Sunday, weakening to a tropical storm after killing four people in Taiwan, government agencies and news reports said.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T10:10+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-15617bcb1af9d90e6866e5942d6805d2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa roars in China</title><link>http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South%20Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=13&amp;art_id=nw20071007083759118C270978</link><description>More than one million people have been evacuated as Typhoon Krosa roared toward China's coast.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T09:26+0200</pubDate><source>iol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>iol-e1f7641ed387b4f9a8f18074aeb5cd0a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China evacuates million head of storm</title><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21169660/</link><description>More than 1 million people were evacuated as Typhoon Krosa roared toward China's southeast coast Sunday, weakening to a tropical storm after killing four people in Taiwan, government agencies and news reports said.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T09:25+0200</pubDate><source>msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>msnbc-bb2fe28c0fa7a0ac306119a22e3c52b2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa roars in China</title><link>http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=79&amp;art_id=nw20071007083759118C270978</link><description>More than one million people have been evacuated as Typhoon Krosa roared toward China's coast.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T09:19+0200</pubDate><source>Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Star-e1f7641ed387b4f9a8f18074aeb5cd0a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Ship with Russians aboard caught by storm off China</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/interfax-en/071007/interfax-en-8cfc94e79d6b2ae49b3e6e70b4777380.html</link><description>BEIJING. Oct 7 (Interfax-China) - A ship with an international crew aboard,  including  Russian citizens, has been caught by a storm off the coast of China, local media outlets reported on Sunday.   

  A ship  sailing under a Hong Kong flag was caught by Typhoon Krosa. It has been  drifting  since  its  engine broke down.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T08:56+0200</pubDate><source>interfax-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>interfax-en-8cfc94e79d6b2ae49b3e6e70b4777380</guid><category>MaritimeSafetyWorld</category><category>MaritimeSafetyEurope</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Taiwan-Weather/China/ Typhoon Krosa leaves Taiwanese 7 dead, 2 missing</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071007/dpa-en-d89c38a088838e2db355d009b8dd7db1.html</link><description>Taipei/Shanghai (dpa) - Typhoon Krosa left at least 7 dead, 2 missing and 53 injured as it lashed Taiwan Saturday, authorities said on Sunday.    

Most of the victims were buried alive in a landslide while the others died in accidents caused by Krosa which made its landfall on north-eastern Taiwan....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T08:40+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-d89c38a088838e2db355d009b8dd7db1</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>China evacuates 1 million ahead of storm</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071007/ap-en-e24b203bb804e4bd9162f27f733e3031.html</link><description>Eds: INCORPORATES BC-AS-WEA--TAIWAN-CHINA-TYPHOON ^AP Photo TPE808 

BEIJING (AP) _ More than 1 million people were evacuated as Typhoon Krosa roared toward China's southeast coast Sunday, weakening to a tropical storm after killing four people in Taiwan, government agencies and news reports said.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T08:40+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-e24b203bb804e4bd9162f27f733e3031</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:BBC News - Oct 7 2007 4:17AM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1126475737&amp;z=900238539</link><description>has been elected President of Pakistan but the Supreme Court may yet over rule the vote. Typhoon Krosa has battered Taiwan with a metre of rainfall and 1 00km/h winds. Opposition parties in Britain say the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has been forced into a humilating retreat by deciding not to call an early election.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T08:38+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-ab88a8b787497119eb04668f90b699d7</guid></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:BBC News - Oct 7 2007 4:07AM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1126469008&amp;z=900238539</link><description>impact from Krosa. They are used to these sorts of storms and this type of thing at this time this time he authorities geared up for it, no doubt but it is still a shock to the people when it happens? They are geared up to it but Kcosa wet Kc an extremely strong typhoon, however well prepared the authorities are, nature can be very destructive.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T08:26+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-8ff9952b42bb6173b20f0fd884b29004</guid><category>TerroristAttack</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>FoodSafety</category></item><item><title>Typhoon kills five in Taiwan, heads for China</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&amp;articleid=321283&amp;referrer=RSS</link><description>A strong typhoon headed for China on Sunday after killing five people, injuring 53 and cutting power to more than two million people in Taiwan as it lashed the island with heavy rain and high winds. Typhoon Krosa was on course to reach China at noon while continuing to dump rain on Taiwan, forecasters said.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T08:22+0200</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-8ec8f78456ce7d89db920264f76ff466</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China-Weather/ 1ST LEAD: China evacuates 1 million people as Typhoon Krosa looms Eds: Adds details in grafs 6-8</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071007/dpa-en-932d576bc52aab042b0d073af3c972bd.html</link><description>Shanghai (dpa) - More than 1 million people have been evacuated from low-lying or other endangered areas in southern China with Typhoon Krosa looming offshore and churning toward the coast, the official Xinhua news agency reported Sunday.    

More than 69,000 vessels were ordered back to port ahead....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T07:52+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-932d576bc52aab042b0d073af3c972bd</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China braces for tropical storm</title><link>http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/BAA5BCE8-2A10-4071-92DD-C913725BA398.htm</link><description>Krosa weakened from a typhoon after leaving Taiwan on Sunday, where its heavy rains caused power outages to about two million homes and disrupted air and sea traffic.

China's flood control office expected Krosa to hit China's Zhejiang and northern Fujian provinces late on Sunday.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T07:41+0200</pubDate><source>aljazeera-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>aljazeera-en-dfcec9f005f2f9d1266148a393b6759c</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Typhoon kills 4 in Taiwan, China evacuates hundreds of thousands</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/china.typhoon.ap/index.html</link><description>Two people were still missing in Taiwan, the Disaster Relief Center said. Typhoon Krosa was forecast to strike China's southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian provinces late Sunday, China's national flood control office said in a notice on its Web site. On Sunday morning, the typhoon was centered at....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T07:18+0200</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-cac317cdd6aca9a99076c86cb322f7a8</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>ewa015 4 x 162 ccccd dpa 022 China-Weather/ China evacuates 1 million people as Typhoon Krosa looms</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071007/dpa-en-a5cc614101721b62f78ad4f7d4602d2b.html</link><description>Shanghai (dpa) - More than 1 million people have been evacuated from low-lying or other endangered areas in southern China with Typhoon Krosa looming offshore and churning toward the coast, the official Xinhua news agency reported Sunday.    

More than 69,000 vessels were ordered back to port ahead....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T07:08+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-a5cc614101721b62f78ad4f7d4602d2b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:BBC News - Oct 7 2007 2:18AM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1126421304&amp;z=900238539</link><description>used to be storms and this sort of thing at this time of year, are the authorities geared up for it, no doubt, but it is still a shock to the people when it happens? 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High-speed rail service was disrupted at 6 p.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T06:12+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-c42ad4eb7e024926b67eb872ca18e3fc</guid></item><item><title>Krosa causes over 600,000 household power outages</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/07/125668/Krosa%2Dcauses.htm</link><description>More than 600,000 households have experienced power outages as a result of Typhoon Krosa as of 3:00 p.m. Saturday, according to Taiwan Power Co. officials said. Power supply has been restored to 340,000 of the households, the officials added. 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 TAIPEI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A strong typhoon headed for China on Sunday after killing five people, injuring 53 and cutting power to more than 2 million people in Taiwan as it lashed the island with heavy rain and high winds.   

 Typhoon Krosa was on course to reach China around....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T06:08+0200</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-f8f6ef793f64ce56f0846b8424533fc9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China braces for deadly storm</title><link>http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22545264-23109,00.html</link><description>HEAVILY populated eastern China today braced for heavy rain, strong winds and large storm tides from approaching former typhoon Krosa which may reach Grand Prix races in Shanghai, state media said. 1:08pm (AEST)</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T05:49+0200</pubDate><source>NEWScomAU</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NEWScomAU-2663055532c09ca58d2f6236cb60b12a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>BBC News 24 Broadcast:BBC News - Oct 7 2007 1:20AM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1126382745&amp;z=900238539</link><description>They attacked stalls set up by the I ___ __ At_ :_ C__:_._ D__ been protests in Spain's Basque region. A post office waus burned down and petrol bombs thrown at mune isple buildings. Chinese officials have evacuated nearly 140,000 people from coastal provinces as Typhoon Krosa approaches the eastern see board.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T05:45+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-899582eef72e45136210d51ac864c103</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China braced for tropical storm</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7032177.stm</link><description>China's eastern coast braces itself for Tropical Storm Krosa, after the storm killed four people in Taiwan.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T05:03+0200</pubDate><source>bbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>bbc-5e3fb504464cc5626bfa01ae20287c32</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Transportation hit by Typhoon Krosa</title><link>http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/10/07/2003382053</link><description>Pouring rain and gusty winds brought by Typhoon Krosa assailed the nation yesterday, disrupting transportation and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. The coast line of the Taiwan Railway Administration was shut down at 8:30am yesterday when the electric wire linking Tungshiau (通宵)....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T04:45+0200</pubDate><source>taipeitimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>taipeitimes-0a28257a6d8e8db029571c80ab1fa1ce</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Marchers back Myanmar demonstrators</title><link>http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/10/07/2003382057</link><description>HARD CORE: Amid stormy weather and flooded streets, every Burmese participating in the demonstration wore a mask of imprisoned democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi By Loa Iok-sin STAFF REPORTER Sunday, Oct 07, 2007, Page 3 Despite the strong winds and heavy rain brought by Typhoon Krosa, more than 100....</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T04:45+0200</pubDate><source>taipeitimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>taipeitimes-2eeed4b985a546cc48d339fe1900af4d</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China braces for storm Krosa; 4 killed in Taiwan</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071007/ap-en-6af8257bfddba21c5769313c6e17cb14.html</link><description>Eds: RECASTS with deaths in Taiwan, typhoon weakening to tropical storm ^AP Photo TPE809 ^By ANNIE HUANG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Four people were killed after Typhoon Krosa slammed into Taiwan but the storm weakened as it moved toward mainland China on Sunday.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T04:38+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-6af8257bfddba21c5769313c6e17cb14</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>URGENT</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071007/ap-en-f14e8c393462fa2aa7610bdf849b0620.html</link><description>China braces for storm Krosa; 4 killed in Taiwan ^Eds: UPDATES with casualties in Taiwan, typhoon weakening to tropical storm 

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Four people were killed after Typhoon Krosa slammed into Taiwan but the storm weakened as it moved toward mainland China on Sunday.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T04:34+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-f14e8c393462fa2aa7610bdf849b0620</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ The Taiwan Disaster Relief Center says four people killed after Typhoon Krosa hit the island.</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071007/ap-en-a0e440c4d34676f4c53ca13438b2d98d.html</link><description>TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ The Taiwan Disaster Relief Center says four people killed after Typhoon Krosa hit the island.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T04:04+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-a0e440c4d34676f4c53ca13438b2d98d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Powerful typhoon heads for China</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7032177.stm</link><description>China braces for Typhoon Krosa as an urgent warning is issued and eastern cities prepare for the worst.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T03:40+0200</pubDate><source>bbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>bbc-5ca9bd859852b7c3e8dfb5b59be42afd</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>China braces for Typhoon Krosa; 2 missing after Taiwan landslide</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071007/ap-en-9537c044fd84258c56563678d0cce38f.html</link><description>///Eds: RECAPS previous/// ^AP Photo TPE801 ^By ANNIE HUANG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Eastern China braced for Typhoon Krosa on Sunday after it lashed Taiwan, cutting power to nearly half a million homes and leaving at least two men missing when a landslide hit the capital. 

As of 5 p.</description><pubDate>2007-10-07T03:12+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-9537c044fd84258c56563678d0cce38f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Batters Taiwan</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1669080,00.html?xid=rss-topstories</link><description>Mainland China was bracing for the storm next, with authorities ordering tens of thousands of people to higher ground. In the northern Taiwanese port city of Keelung, which bore the brunt of Typhoon Krosa's 114 mph winds, about 400,000 households lost electricity, officials said.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T18:43+0200</pubDate><source>time</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>time-48f9c24b2cfb2ea2a8574e69c9bb509c</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Strong typhoon batters Taiwan</title><link>http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/10/06/taiwan-typhoon.html?ref=rss</link><description>Travel was disrupted and power lines were cut as Typhoon Krosa hit the island nation of Taiwan on Saturday with heavy rains and winds of more than 200 km/hr.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T18:25+0200</pubDate><source>CBC</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBC-43ca66b284f1f7b73e0d3c1d0b9acb59</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Two dead, 17 injured as Typhoon Krosa lashes Taiwan</title><link>http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/071006154226.ldpd99bx.html</link><description>TAIPEI (AFP) - Two men were killed, two missing and at least 17 others were injured as Typhoon Krosa pounded Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain, rescuers said Saturday.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T18:01+0200</pubDate><source>afp-english</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>afp-english-653a4d088d95f0f7a5c0e5349740119e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Taiwan hit by Typhoon Krosa</title><link>http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CACD62EF-D2E2-4472-A212-C8AFC455F5C9.htm</link><description>A service staff member at Taipei's Kaohsiung airport said more than 10 international flights were cancelled on Saturday, while northern Taiwan's main port in Keelung was closed for part of the day.

Krosa was recorded as packing sustained winds of 184kph and gusts of up to 227kph at 0200 GMT on Saturday, Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau reported.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T16:40+0200</pubDate><source>aljazeera-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>aljazeera-en-d0b07c14c50eaa8326c99f7e39958092</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Taiwan-Weather/China/ ROUNDUP: Typhoon Krosa wreaks havoc on Taiwan, at least 4 killed Eds: Add casualties, house collapses</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071006/dpa-en-97c3166a12082b5981fa383e9b95414f.html</link><description>Taipei/Shanghai (dpa) - Powerful Typhoon Krosa pounded Taiwan Saturday with strong winds and torrential rains, killing at least four people and injuring 40 others as it swerved off on its way to China.    

Packing sustained winds of 198 kilometres per hour (kph) and moving north-west at a speed of....</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T16:18+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-97c3166a12082b5981fa383e9b95414f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa cuts power, transport in Taiwan; 2 men missing after landslide</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071006/ap-en-e4ac3771f67d3d3c01366210de78cff9.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES with workers searching for two men buried under Taipei house; INSERTS increased death toll another typhoon in Vietnam; CHANGES overline; ADDS byline; TRIMS. AP Photo XYY101-102, XYY104, XIN101, TPE801. ^AP Photo TPE801 ^By ANNIE HUANG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _....</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T15:28+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-e4ac3771f67d3d3c01366210de78cff9</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon hits Taiwan</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP7495720071006?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><description>TAIPEI (Reuters) - Typhoon Krosa slammed into Taiwan on Saturday, with strong winds and heavy rains cutting power and cancelling flights while mainland China braced for what it called a serious impact.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T15:07+0200</pubDate><source>reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-1612442f8def36b25c3a6c539ccf51fc</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Taiwan-Weather/China/ Typhoon Krosa wreaks havoc on Taiwan, at least 2 killed, 36 injured</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071006/dpa-en-baafecd61cc28202d8e81998e8584975.html</link><description>Taipei (dpa) - Powerful Typhoon Krosa pounded Taiwan Saturday with strong winds and torrential rains, killing at least two people and injuring 36 others as it swerved its way to China.    

Packing sustained winds of 198 kilometres per hour (kph) and moving north-west at a speed of just 11 kph,....</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T14:36+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-baafecd61cc28202d8e81998e8584975</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon hits Taiwan, China on alert</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK201942.htm</link><description>(Updates with more details from China in paragraphs 13 and 16) By Faith Hung and Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Typhoon Krosa slammed into Taiwan on Saturday, with strong winds and heavy rains cutting power and cancelling flights while mainland China braced for what it called a serious impact.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T14:23+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-62d1d2a3fed6f6cc00974d950964da13</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon hits Taiwan, halting air and sea traffic</title><link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/06/asia/6typhoon.php?WT.mc_id=rssfrontpage</link><description>Typhoon Krosa lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Saturday, cutting power to nearly half a million homes and disrupting air and sea traffic. Mainland China braced for the storm.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T13:39+0200</pubDate><source>IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>IHT-dfff6164dbd8625f0d35a4c8ff2b9204</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Krosa Disrupts Taiwan Transport, Power</title><link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TAIWAN_CHINA_TYPHOON?SITE=CACHI&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link><description>TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Typhoon Krosa lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Saturday, cutting power to nearly half a million homes and disrupting air and sea traffic....</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T13:20+0200</pubDate><source>AP</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AP-4e30b6e08107ad125312d27dd9624395</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa hits Taiwan, halting air, sea traffic; mainland China braces for storm</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071006/ap-en-63f22a30c9a2ae797a3c66a60f57b5bc.html</link><description>Eds: COMBINES BC-AS-WEA--Taiwan-Typhoon and BC-AS-WEA--China-Typhoon; CHANGES headline. AP Photos XIN101, XYY104, XYY101-102. ^AP Photo XYY102 

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Typhoon Krosa lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Saturday, cutting power to nearly half a million homes and disrupting air and sea traffic.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T12:48+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-63f22a30c9a2ae797a3c66a60f57b5bc</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China braces for typhoon Krosa - Oct 6, 4:24pm</title><link>http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/NewsBreak/20071006163704/Article/index_html</link><description>The governments of eastern China’s Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, where the typhoon is likely to land tomorrow night or Monday morning, have ordered all fishing vessels to return to harbor and tourists to safer places. Arrangements have been made to evacuate some 20,000 tourists who are still on Zhoushan islands off Zhejiang.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T11:39+0200</pubDate><source>nst</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>nst-9f64a7cd8a43a782b184737bd05770cd</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon slams into Taiwan, China on alert</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK201942.htm</link><description>(Updates with more details from China in paragraphs 2, 14-16) By Faith Hung and Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Typhoon Krosa slammed into Taiwan on Saturday, with strong winds and heavy rains cutting power and cancelling flights while mainland China braced for what it called a serious impact.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T11:20+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-828759dfdc279b75c3f86ebf97ad2a3b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong typhoon slams into Taiwan</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&amp;articleid=321263&amp;referrer=RSS</link><description>Typhoon Krosa slammed into Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains on Saturday forcing hundreds to evacuate and cutting power to thousands as it headed toward mainland China. In China, authorities in the eastern province of Zhejiang ordered officials back to work from their National Day vacation to prepare for the storm, the China Daily reported.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T10:21+0200</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-4112ff8246218d439368001c249e9e4f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa lashes Taiwan, halting air and sea traffic</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071006/ap-en-9daf1aa54cfff0c2a4b7c3261acc18f1.html</link><description>Eds: RECASTS. ADDS power outage and other damage, more airlines canceling flights; INCLUDES material from BC-AS-WEA--China-Typhoon ^AP Photo XYY101 

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Typhoon Krosa lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Saturday, cutting power to nearly half a million homes and disrupting air and sea traffic.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T09:34+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-9daf1aa54cfff0c2a4b7c3261acc18f1</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa lashes Taiwan, halting air and sea traffic</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071006/ap-en-ac07d457357bba241d259753f1177ed5.html</link><description>Eds: RECASTS. ADDS power outages, other damage, more airlines canceling flights ^AP Photo XYY101 

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Typhoon Krosa lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Saturday, uprooting trees, cutting power and disrupting air and sea traffic. 

Taipei was eerily quiet as shops and offices were closed and residents stayed at home.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T09:06+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-ac07d457357bba241d259753f1177ed5</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Chinese coastal provinces clear tourist sites as Typhoon Krosa approaches</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071006/ap-en-3524a5f171d6fb0b62310f6d35fbbebd.html</link><description>AP Photo XIN101 

BEIJING (AP) _ Authorities in coastal Chinese provinces cleared tourist sites and ordered officials back to work on Saturday to prepare for the approach of Typhoon Krosa. 

In the northern part of Fujian province, officials ordered tourists off coastal islands and scenic spots along the coasts by 6 p.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T07:24+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-3524a5f171d6fb0b62310f6d35fbbebd</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong typhoon slams Taiwan, China over weekend</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TP325348.htm</link><description>By Faith Hung and Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Typhoon Krosa slamed into Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains on Saturday forcing hundreds to evacuate and cutting power to thousands as it headed toward mainland China . In China, authorities in the eastern province of Zhejiang ordered....</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T07:20+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-3ba4132420866860269b142b2975ec96</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong typhoon slams Taiwan, China over weekend</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/071006/reuters-en-74f658986391156c38016af918a60afc.html</link><description>By Faith Hung and Ralph Jennings   

 TAIPEI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Typhoon Krosa slamed into Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains on Saturday forcing hundreds to evacuate and cutting power to thousands as it headed toward mainland China .   

 In China, authorities in the eastern province of....</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T07:16+0200</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-74f658986391156c38016af918a60afc</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong typhoon lashes Taiwan</title><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21147084/</link><description>Typhoon Krosa lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Saturday, whipping up high waves along the eastern coast and disrupting air and sea traffic.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T07:07+0200</pubDate><source>msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>msnbc-7d1967c4d6500472ac10ba296c752113</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Public offices in north, east to close today</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/06/125479/Public%2Doffices.htm</link><description>All public offices and schools in northern and eastern Taiwan except Hsinchu City will be closed today as the severe Typhoon Krosa is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds to the regions. Travelers and patients were advised to check with transport companies and hospitals for any changes in working schedules.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T05:24+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-9eac9d80ffdd23faf00002c07d65eaeb</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa to hit north hardest tonight</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/2007/10/06/125467/Typhoon%2DKrosa.htm</link><description>Strong Typhoon Krosa is expected to hit northern Taiwan the hardest tonight and early morning tomorrow with unusually heavy rainfall seen to reach 800 to 1,100 mm in northern and northwestern mountain regions, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T05:24+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-6e7bfade853f8ee72eb7d8abd4945dda</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MARS-STAT</category></item><item><title>Typhoon, supertyphoon or hurricane? Catchy misnomers can be misleading</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/06/125476/Typhoon%2Dsupertyphoon.htm</link><description>The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) announced yesterday that Typhoon Krosa would affect Taiwan's weather for the next couple of days, and pointed out that local Chinese media tend to misuse the terms andquot;Typhoon, supertyphoon or hurricaneandquot; to sound catchy, only generating confusion among the public.</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T05:24+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-f17bcff14368504188ebbedf3f96f9ba</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Krosa lashes Taiwan, halting air and sea traffic</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/071006/ap-en-5ec2694e4984f7a91788a132e4739b2b.html</link><description>AP Photo XYY101 

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Typhoon Krosa lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Saturday, whipping up high waves along the eastern coast and disrupting air and sea traffic. 

As of 8:30 a.m. (0030 GMT), Krosa was centered at sea about 210 kilometers (130 miles) southeast of....</description><pubDate>2007-10-06T03:44+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-5ec2694e4984f7a91788a132e4739b2b</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>UN'S GAMBARI SAYS CONSIDERING VISIT TO MYANMAR BEFORE PLANNED TI</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N05211561.htm</link><description>Workers tape up glass panels as Typhoon Krosa approaches Taiwan, in Taipei, October 5, 2007. Taiwan warned fishing boats and people going out of town for the weekend that the strong typhoon was expected to reach the island shortly after midnight, bringing heavy rains and high winds before moving on to China on Sunday.</description><pubDate>2007-10-05T19:48+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-5a3c810d8c3be8784a835f3e25a92120</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong typhoon approaches Taiwan</title><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21147084/</link><description>Heavy rain caused a landslide along a major highway in eastern Taiwan on Friday, and fishermen took shelter in a northern port, as Typhoon Krosa approached the island.</description><pubDate>2007-10-05T14:21+0200</pubDate><source>msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>msnbc-07aba6b4d2b4e762d459f89b22df56e8</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Taiwan-Weather/ Taiwan braces for powerful Typhoon Krosa</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071005/dpa-en-116147c02f35d1a7732d851a196028fb.html</link><description>Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan is bracing for a powerful typhoon forecast to hit the north-eastern coast with heavy rains and strong winds, the Central Weather Bureau said Friday.    

Moving at 14 kilometres per hour in a north-westerly direction towards Taiwan, the centre of Krosa was 440 kilometres....</description><pubDate>2007-10-05T08:06+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-116147c02f35d1a7732d851a196028fb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>The Central Weather Bureau expected to issue land warning for Typhoon Krosa</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/2007/10/05/125327/The%2DCentral.htm</link><description>The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) is expected to issue a land warning for Typhoon Krosa this morning after it sounded a sea warning yesterday afternoon against the latest typhoon threatening Taiwan this year. The CWB warned all ships operating in the Bashi Channel (between Taiwan and the Philippines)....</description><pubDate>2007-10-05T05:24+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-c4a1ef242f0da355d8e8ac9b8716b525</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Powerful typhoon gaining strength, threatens Taiwan</title><link>http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/10/05/2003381736</link><description>The Central Weather Bureau yesterday issued a sea warning for Typhoon Krosa, potentially the most dangerous storm of the season so far. The US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center last night predicted that the storm would intensify into a super typhoon before easing slightly and making landfall.</description><pubDate>2007-10-05T04:00+0200</pubDate><source>taipeitimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>taipeitimes-8746031984bfe2e87d952235eab6b046</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Sea warning for Taiwan</title><link>http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=3&amp;art_id=nw20071004140523684C465608</link><description>Taiwan has issued a sea warning for Typhoon Krosa which was moving towards Taiwan from the Philippine Sea.</description><pubDate>2007-10-04T16:41+0200</pubDate><source>iol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>iol-926fa716f45243dc75166b8865474694</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Sea warning for Taiwan</title><link>http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=3&amp;art_id=nw20071004140523684C465608</link><description>Taiwan has issued a sea warning for Typhoon Krosa which was moving towards Taiwan from the Philippine Sea.</description><pubDate>2007-10-04T16:33+0200</pubDate><source>Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Star-926fa716f45243dc75166b8865474694</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Taiwan-Weather/ Taiwan issues sea warning for Typhoon Krosa</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/071004/dpa-en-941ec137159f5bb9bb731aa9a04539f6.html</link><description>Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan on Thursday issued a sea warning for Typhoon Krosa which was moving slowly towards Taiwan from the Philippine Sea.    

By 5:30 pm (0930 GMT), the centre of Krosa was 690 kilometres south-west of Taiwan's southern tip, moving at 15 kilometres per hour (kph) in a northwesterly....</description><pubDate>2007-10-04T13:42+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-941ec137159f5bb9bb731aa9a04539f6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Central Weather Bureau keeps monitoring typhoon</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/04/125203/Central%2DWeather.htm</link><description>Typhoon Krosa, which was upgraded from a tropical storm yesterday morning, is not expected to affect Taiwan until Saturday. But the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) will maintain close monitoring of the movements of the latest typhoon this year, said bureau officials.</description><pubDate>2007-10-04T05:23+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-2c7c054e7e542793db922de6b0decc0a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Krosa 'likely' to affect Taiwan in 4-5 days: CWB</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/03/125076/Tropical%2DStorm.htm</link><description>Tropical Storm Krosa, the 15th storm in the western Pacific this year, formed Tuesday morning east of the Philippines and is likely to affect Taiwan in four to five days, said the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) yesterday.</description><pubDate>2007-10-03T05:28+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-7ce5813ecd30637b747518c2e94fa555</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item></channel></rss>
