Typhoon Man-Yi skirts Tokyo

2007-07-15T23:42+0200

TOKYO (AP) A typhoon expected to hit Tokyo missed the capital and moved toward northeastern Japan on Sunday after leaving five people dead and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.

Tokyo Escapes Fury Of Killer Typhoon

2007-07-15T15:35+0200

Typhoon Man-Yi was heading straight for the Japanese capital but veered off at speeds of 56mph. Strong winds and 30ft waves have battered the country for much of the week and led to five deaths. Emergency officials said a 79-year-old farmer died after being swept into a river in Tokushima, on the western island of Shikoku.

Typhoon Misses Tokyo, Loses Strength

2007-07-15T12:39+0200

Typhoon Man-Yi Misses Tokyo, Now Losing Strength; 5 People Dead, 40,000 Evacuated From Storm

Typhoon misses Tokyo, loses strength

2007-07-15T12:27+0200

Authorities said Typhoon Man-Yi was losing strength as it passed southwest of Tokyo, with sustained winds of 56 miles an hour. As of midday Sunday, more than 40,000 people had been evacuated. Forecasters warned of continued heavy rains, high waves and strong winds, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

Japan typhoon weakens

2007-07-15T11:32+0200

Typhoon Man-yi that killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan has weakened to a tropical storm as it passed by Tokyo and headed for the Pacific Ocean. Man-yi moved east at 55km per hour from Chiba, near Tokyo, after lashing Japan's eastern coastline on Saturday, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and landslides.

Man-yi wreaks havoc

2007-07-15T11:25+0200

A typhoon that killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan has weakened as it headed for the Pacific, but forecasters still warned of further wide spread devastation. Man-yi was downgrade to a tropical storm as it brushed Tokyo, but its presence brought with it heavy rain, strong winds and....

Tokyo braces for powerful storm

2007-07-15T10:32+0200

The remnants of Typhoon Man-yi threaten to bring high winds and torrential rain to Japan's capital.

Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan coast, three dead

2007-07-15T09:50+0200

(Updates details) TOKYO, July 15 (Reuters) - A typhoon that killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday, as it brushed by Tokyo and headed for the Pacific Ocean bringing heavy rain, strong winds and landslides.

Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan coast, three dead

2007-07-15T09:50+0200

TOKYO (Reuters) - A typhoon that killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday, as it brushed by Tokyo and headed for the Pacific Ocean bringing heavy rain, strong winds and landslides.

Tokyo braces for killer typhoon

2007-07-15T08:10+0200

Japan's capital braced for a powerful typhoon on Sunday that killed five people and forced tens of thousands to evacuate across the country. Authorities warned that Typhoon Man-Yi, packing sustained winds of 108km/h and gusts of up to 162km/h, could continue to wreak havoc as it moved up the Pacific coast toward Tokyo.

Tokyo braces for powerful typhoon as 5 killed in southern Japan

2007-07-15T07:27+0200

Eds: RECASTS to UPDATE death toll to 5 dead, note Man-Yi strongest typhoon on record for the month of July. ^AP Photo TOK801 ^By HIROKO TABUCHI= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's capital braced for a powerful typhoon Sunday that killed five people and forced tens of thousands to evacuate across the country.

Japan typhoon now a tropical storm after killing 3, injuring dozens

2007-07-15T06:52+0200

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Typhoon Man-yi killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan but weakened to a tropical storm Sunday as it moved across the country's central region, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and landslides. Man-yi was moving east-northeast at 22 mph (35 kph) as it reached....

Typhoon Man-yi hits central Japan, three dead

2007-07-15T06:15+0200

TOKYO (Reuters) - Typhoon Man-yi killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan but weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday as it moved across the country's central region bringing heavy rain, strong winds and landslides.

Typhoon Man-yi hits central Japan, three dead

2007-07-15T05:50+0200

TOKYO, July 15 (Reuters) - Typhoon Man-yi killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan but weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday as it moved across the country's central region bringing heavy rain, strong winds and landslides. Man-yi was moving east-northeast at 35 km per hour (22 mph) as....

Typhoon Man-yi hits central Japan, three dead

2007-07-15T05:43+0200

Tokyo braces for powerful typhoon; thousands evacuated in southern Japan

2007-07-15T04:03+0200

AP Photo TOK801 TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's capital braced for a powerful typhoon Sunday that has killed two people and forced thousands to evacuate in the country's south. Authorities warned that Typhoon Man-Yi, packing sustained winds of 108 kilometers (67 miles) an hour and gusts of up to 162....

Strong typhoon hits Kyushu; two dead

2007-07-15T01:53+0200

Powerful Typhoon Man-yi, which has left at least two people dead, two missing and 59 injured, made landfall in Kyushu on Saturday afternoon, forcing thousands to evacuate and causing power outages... Read more . . .

Ship Sinks in Typhoon; 9 Dead or Missing

2007-07-14T16:03+0200

Ship Sinks in Pacific Amid Typhoon Man-Yi; 9 Crew Members Dead or Missing, While 13 Survive

Typhoon Man-yi lashes southern Japan

2007-07-14T15:41+0200

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong typhoon lashed southern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, killing a boy, injuring dozens and forcing thousands of people to evacuate homes.

Deadly typhoon batters Japan

2007-07-14T14:59+0200

Man-yi struck the southernmost main island of Kyushu after storming through the islands of Okinawa on Friday, moving northeast at 35 km per hour (22 mph), the Meteorological Agency said. With winds blowing at up to 216 km per hour (134 mph), forecasters expected the typhoon to move along the coast....

Typhoon roars up Japan's east coast

2007-07-14T11:05+0200

A powerful typhoon raced up the Japanese archipelago on Saturday, injuring at least 34 people, cutting power and snarling transportation, officials said. By Saturday afternoon, Typhoon Man-Yi was bearing down on Makurazaki city on the southern tip of the southern main island of Kyushu after lashing the Okinawa island chain on Friday.

Typhoon Man-yi lashes southern Japan, injures dozens

2007-07-14T08:17+0200

(Updates details) TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - A strong typhoon lashed southern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, injuring dozens and prompting calls for thousands of homes to be evacuated. Man-yi struck the southernmost main island of Kyushu after storming through the islands of....

Typhoon roars up Japan's east coast toward Tokyo; 34 injured

2007-07-14T08:05+0200

Eds: CORRECTS overline. ^AP Photo TOK803, TOK805, TOK804, NY123 TOKYO (AP) _ A powerful typhoon raced up the Japanese archipelago Saturday, injuring at least 34 people, cutting power and snarling transportation, officials said. By Saturday afternoon, Typhoon Man-Yi was bearing down on Makurazaki....

Typhoon hits Japan; at least 34 injured

2007-07-14T07:55+0200

Typhoon Man-Yi clocked sustained wind speeds of up to 100 miles per hour and gusts of up to 133 miles per hour as it approached Makurazaki city on the southern tip of the southern main island of Kyushu Saturday, according to the Meteorological Agency. A 63-year-old woman suffered fractures after she....

Japan typhoon injures dozens

2007-07-14T07:51+0200

Typhoon Man-Yi clocked sustained wind speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) and gusts of up to 133 miles per hour (214 km/h) as it approached Makurazaki city on the southern tip of the southern main island of Kyushu Saturday, according to the Meteorological Agency. The typhoon was moving north at 18.

3 bodies found after ship sinks in Pacific near Guam; 6 people still missing

2007-07-14T07:35+0200

HONOLULU (AP) _ Three bodies have been recovered from a 420-foot (128-meter) ship that sank during Typhoon Man-yi in the Pacific Ocean, while three more survivors were found, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Six crew members were still missing. The bodies were pulled from the water overnight where the bulk log carrier Hai Tong No.

Typhoon hits Japan; at least 37 injured

2007-07-14T07:25+0200

Typhoon Man-yi lashes southern Japan, injures dozens

2007-07-14T06:01+0200

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong typhoon lashed southern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, injuring dozens and prompting calls for thousands of homes to be evacuated.

Typhoon Man-yi lashes southern Japan, injures dozens

2007-07-14T05:59+0200

TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - A strong typhoon lashed southern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, injuring dozens and prompting calls for thousands of homes to be evacuated. Man-yi was headed for Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu after striking the southern islands of....

Typhoon Man-yi lashes southern Japan, injures dozens

2007-07-14T05:47+0200

Typhoon rips through Japan; 37 reported injured

2007-07-14T05:15+0200

AP Photo TOK805, TOK804, TOK803, NY123 TOKYO (AP) _ A powerful typhoon raced up the Japanese archipelago Saturday, injuring at least 37 people, cutting power and snarling transportation, officials and news reports said. Typhoon Man-Yi knocked many people over with its fierce wind, according to local media.

Thousands evacuated as typhoon unleashes 145mph winds on islands

2007-07-14T00:04+0200

OKINAWA Typhoon Man-Yi caused devastation as it pounded the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) southwest of Tokyo, forcing the evacuation of thousands and the cancellation of hundreds of flights as it headed north.

Powerful typhoon hits southern Japan

2007-07-13T17:23+0200

Typhoon Man-Yi has injured 27 people, the Okinawa state government said, many of them knocked to the ground by gusts of wind. Wind speeds were clocked at up to 100 mph as the storm passed Naha , the regional capital, the Meteorological Agency said. Public broadcaster NHK showed footage of a steel....

Typhoon Man-yi grounds Okinawa flights

2007-07-13T16:21+0200

Up to 500 mm (20 inches) of rain was expected to fall on some parts of Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu by Saturday morning, further battering areas already hit by heavy rains and flooding earlier this week, and more than 8,000 people were advised to evacuate.

Japan pounded by powerful typhoon

2007-07-13T13:54+0200

A powerful typhoon with torrential rains and high winds has struck the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa. Typhoon Man-yi is currently predicted to turn north towards the nation's main islands and then east towards Tokyo on Monday. The storm - classified as a category four typhoon with 100mph and....

Powerful typhoon pounds Japan

2007-07-13T12:22+0200

Published: Jul 13, 2007 Click here to Login/Register TOKYO - A powerful typhoon lashed Japan’s southern island of Okinawa today, cutting power to nearly 100,000 homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring at least seven people. Described as one of the strongest typhoons in memory, Man-yi....

Powerful typhoon Man-yi strikes Japan's Okinawa

2007-07-13T11:42+0200

(Updates storm position, adds details) By Elaine Lies TOKYO, July 13 (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon struck the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Friday, pounding them with torrential rains and high winds before heading north towards the nation's main islands, with landfall looking increasingly likely.

Typhoon batters southern Japan

2007-07-13T10:45+0200

More than 300 flights in and out of Okinawa and Kyushu were also cancelled, according to Kyodo news agency. Japan Airlines grounded 59 flights while All Nippon Airlines cancelled 110. On Tuesday, a Chinese vessel capsized 600 kilometers northwest of Guam in rough seas due to Typhoon Man-Yi, China 's state news agency Xinhua reported.

Typhoon Man-yi cancels Okinawa flights

2007-07-13T09:51+0200

Powerful typhoon in Japan injures 7

2007-07-13T08:52+0200

Typhoon Man-Yi had injured seven people as of Friday morning, including one man who fell from his roof and a woman who was blown over and gashed her head. Man-Yi clocked sustained wind speeds of up to 112 miles per hour as it slammed into Naha , the prefectural capital of Okinawa , the Meteorological Agency said.

Powerful typhoon Man-yi strikes Japan's Okinawa

2007-07-13T08:41+0200

(Updates storm position, adds Chinese ship details) By Elaine Lies TOKYO, July 13 (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon struck the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Friday, pounding them with torrential rains and high winds before heading north towards the nation's main islands.

Strong typhoon hits southern Japan's Okinawa

2007-07-13T07:35+0200

The season's fourth typhoon Man-yi hit the main island of southern Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on Friday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said earlier in the day. Part of the Amami Islands chain was also affected by the strong ty ...

Powerful typhoon Man-yi strikes Okinawa

2007-07-13T07:30+0200

A powerful typhoon struck the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Friday, pounding them with torrential rains and high winds before it heads north towards the nation's main islands. Up to 500mm of rain was expected to fall on some parts of Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu by Saturday morning.

Powerful typhoon Man-yi strikes Japan's Okinawa

2007-07-13T06:40+0200

(Adds details throughout) By Elaine Lies TOKYO, July 13 (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon struck the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Friday, pounding them with torrential rains and high winds before it heads north towards the nation's main islands.

Typhoon hits southern Japan, cutting power, snarling transportation

2007-07-13T06:29+0200

AP Photo NY123 ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A powerful typhoon pounded Japan's southern Okinawa island chain Friday, cutting power to tens of thousands of households and grounding hundreds of flights. Typhoon Man-Yi had injured seven peopled as of Friday morning,....

Powerful typhoon Man-yi strikes Japan's Okinawa

2007-07-13T06:17+0200

Powerful typhoon triggers massive blackout in Japan - July 13, 10:58am

2007-07-13T05:54+0200

A powerful typhoon closing in on Japan’s southern Okinawa island today triggered a blackout affecting thousands of households and grounding hundreds of flights. Man-Yi, the fourth typhoon of the season, cut off electricity supply at 60,000 households in the Okinawa archipelago by mid-morning. “The winds are so strong.

Powerful typhoon Man-yi strikes Japan's Okinawa

2007-07-13T04:21+0200

Up to 500 mm (20 inches) of rain was expected to fall on some parts of Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu by Saturday morning, further battering areas already hit by heavy rains and flooding earlier this week. Typhoon Man-yi was some 30 km (20 miles) south-southwest of the Okinawan city of Naha as of 9:00 a.

Powerful typhoon Man-yi strikes Japan's Okinawa

2007-07-13T03:09+0200

TOKYO, July 13 (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon hit the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Friday, pounding them with torrential rains and high winds, and was later expected to head north towards the nation's main islands. Up to 500 mm (20 inches) of rain was expected to fall on some parts of....

Powerful typhoon Man-yi strikes Japan's Okinawa

2007-07-13T03:05+0200

Flights canceled as typhoon approaches Okinawa

2007-07-12T20:40+0200

Posted at 8:13 a.m., Thursday, July 12, 2007 Flights canceled as typhoon approaches Okinawa By Aaron Sheldrick Bloomberg News Service Typhoon Man-Yi's winds strengthened to 144 mph as the Category Four storm approached Okinawa in Japan, prompting flight cancellations and alerts for gales and high waves.

Typhoon heads for Japan, threatening heavy rain

2007-07-12T09:56+0200

A powerful typhoon headed north towards Japan on Thursday, threatening to rake the southern islands of Okinawa and the country's main islands with torrential rain and high winds. Typhoon Man-yi was 600km south of the Okinawan city of Naha at 1pm (4am GMT) and moving north north-west at 25km/h.

Powerful typhoon heading for Okinawa - July 12, 11:06am

2007-07-12T09:31+0200

A powerful typhoon is making its way to Japan today with strong winds en route to hit the southern archipelago of Okinawa, meteorologists said. Man-Yi, the fourth typhoon of the season, was packing winds of 167 kilometres an hour and moving northwest at 26 kilometres an hour, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Typhoon heads for Japan, threatening heavy rain

2007-07-12T07:59+0200

TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon headed north towards Japan on Thursday, threatening to rake the southern islands of Okinawa and the country's main islands with torrential rain and high winds. Typhoon Man-yi was 600 km south of the Okinawan city of Naha at 1:00 p.m.

Typhoon heads for Japan, threatening heavy rain

2007-07-12T07:51+0200

Seoul, Tokyo Differ If Typhoon Will Hit Korea

2007-07-12T02:59+0200

The weather agencies of South Korea and Japan have offered different forecasts on the effect of this year's fourth typhoon Man-Yi, which is moving northward and expected to hit the two countries around the weekend. The Japan Meteorological Agency says inland areas in Korea will be hit by Man-Yi by....

Storm Man-yi might turn into intermediate Typhoon: CWB

2007-07-11T04:39+0200

Tropical storm Man-yi might turn into an intermediate typhoon because it is gathering strength, meteorologists of the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) predicted yesterday.