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- noun An exceptionally large and powerful
typhoon .
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On the subject of hurricanes, however, there is a category-5 supertyphoon, Jangmi, which is bearing down on Taiwan and Shanghai, with winds sustained at 144 mph and gusting to 190 mph, and a tight, brutal eye.
that's the news... tnh 2008
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Another supertyphoon heading, yes, towards the Philippines, but the forecast is to bring it more north, actually towards Japan.
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But nonetheless, nother supertyphoon in the Pacific.
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But somehow, no deaths, no injuries reported here, even though authorities described Wipha as a supertyphoon, potentially the most devastating to hit China in a decade.
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Eleven people died in the Philippines as the storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Oct. 18, passed over Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and
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Eleven people died in the Philippines as the storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Oct. 18, passed over Luzon, the National Disaster council said today.
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The storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Luzon's northeast coast yesterday, was about 210 kilometers (130 miles) southwest of Laoag on the west coast at 2 a.m.
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Earlier this week, 26 people died in the Philippines as the storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Oct. 18, passed over Luzon, the National Disaster
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The storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Luzon's northeast coast yesterday, was about 270 kilometers (170 miles) southwest of Laoag on the west coast at 8 a.m.
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The storm, which made landfall as a supertyphoon on Luzon's northeast coast yesterday before weakening over land, was about 350 kilometers (220 miles) northwest of Manila and 780 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong at 2 p.m. local time, the U.S.
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