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Typhoon Chan-hom leaves thousands stranded in China

BBC News 13 Jul 2015

Rescue teams are trying to reach families stranded by one of the most powerful typhoons to hit eastern China in decades. More than a million people have been forced to move away from their homes after Typhoon Chan-hom made landfall in the Zhejiang province. Domestic flights have been cancelled in South Korea as high winds and heavy rainfall move across the region.