Tropical Storm Franklin Brings Heavy Rain to Dominican Republic
The storm left hundreds of thousands of homes without power or potable water.
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The storm left hundreds of thousands of homes without power or potable water.
Torrential rain is expected to hit the Southwestern United States starting Friday.
After pummeling southern Japan again, the storm moved slowly north over the Korean Peninsula, bringing heavy rain and winds.
A provincial leader set off an outcry by urging cities to serve as a “moat” for the capital, as diverted floodwaters sent scores of residents fleeing.
Typhoon Khanun was hovering near Okinawa Prefecture days after an earlier tropical cyclone, Doksuri, brought death and destruction to China and the Philippines.
Landslides and flash flooding threatened outer districts of the city, and more than 5,000 residents were evacuated from their homes, the authorities said.
As Typhoon Doksuri moved north toward Beijing, it left parts of southern China in flooded disarray.
Typhoon Doksuri, packing winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit China later this week. It also threatens Taiwan.
Typhoon Doksuri, packing winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit China later this week. It also threatens Taiwan.
Parts of the province recorded its heaviest rainfall since 1971. The flooding forced hundreds to evacuate, officials said.