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China evacuates over one million as Typhoon Bavi nears
By Go Nakamura, Xihao Jiang and Ella Cao WENZHOU, China, July 11 (Reuters) - China evacuated more than 1.8 million people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi churned toward the the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummelling Japan's southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds and brushing past northern Taiwan.

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Typhoon Bavi heading toward Taiwan and China
Thousands Evacuated as Taiwan Shuts Down for Typhoon Bavi
Taiwan and eastern China brace for Typhoon Bavi as winds and rain hit Japan’s southern islands
Typhoon Bavi has brought strong winds and rain to Japan’s southern islands, as Taiwan and eastern China brace for the powerful storm with evacuations and high alerts.

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Typhoon Bavi Tracks Toward China With Heavy, Widespread Rains
Watch: Typhoon Bavi forecast to bring heavy rains and floods to Taiwan, Japan and China
Japan's southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches
Early on Friday, Typhoon Bavi was nearing Japan's Sakishima Islands — a remote ​chain of islands near Taiwan — with maximum sustained winds of 162 kph (100 mph), prompting locals to ​tape up windows a...

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