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Typhoon Mindulle near Tokyo disrupts some flights, trains

Powerful typhoon pounds Tokyo area
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Powerful typhoon pounds Tokyo area
Typhoon Mindulle pounded Japan and some of its eastern islands Friday with gusts and downpours of rain. Tokyo, especially, was getting heavy rain and blowing wind at midday.
Typhoon Mindulle @ 162 kph
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Typhoon Mindulle @ 162 kph
Typhoon Mindulle packed winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour. When last reported, it was near one of the Izu Islands off Tokyo's southern coast.
Local trains suspended
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Local trains suspended
The powerful typhoon caused some local train services in Chiba and other prefectures east of Tokyo to be temporarily suspended.
Many flights cancelled
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Many flights cancelled
Several flights and ferries connecting Tokyo's Haneda airport and outer islands have been cancelled.
Residents warned
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Residents warned
Typhoon is the regional name in the northwest Pacific for a mature tropical cyclone. Residents in the affected areas against possible flooding and mudslides.
When Japan came out of emergency
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When Japan came out of emergency
The typhoon hit on a day Japan fully came out of a coronavirus state of emergency for the first time in more than six months.
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