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Cyclones and a typhoon approach Asia

30 August 2010

The sixth, seventh, and eighth named storms of the northwest Pacific season are approaching the Asian mainland bringing high winds and expected heavy rains, according to catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide.

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The sixth, seventh, and eighth named storms of the northwest Pacific season are approaching the Asian mainland bringing high winds and expected heavy rains, according to catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide.

Kompasu — the seventh of this year’s tropical cyclones — strengthened considerably and reached typhoon strength on afternoon of 30 August local time. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), as of 9:00 pm Monday (12:00 UTC), Kompasu was roughly 450 kilometers southeast of Okinawa, Japan, and was moving toward the island at...


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