TOKYO, Aug 2, 2023 (AFP) – One person was reportedly killed and hundreds of thousands were without electricity in southern Japan on Wednesday as a typhoon appproached packing powerful winds and lashing rain. Hundreds of flights to Okinawa and other islands in the area were cancelled, stranding thousands of tourists holidaying in the region’s tropical beach resorts. Typhoon Khanun, described as “very strong” by the Japanese weather agency, brought maximum sustained wind speeds of 180 […]
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Tropical Storm “Khanun” expected to enter PAR on Saturday or Sunday; to be named “Falcon”
(Eagle News) — Tropical Storm “Khanun” is forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility between late Saturday evening and Sunday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Friday, July 28. According to PAGASA, once it enters PAR, it will be assigned the name “Falcon.” So far, “Khanun” is located1,345 km east of Eastern Visayas, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and a gustiness of up […]





