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1M Flee as Typhoon Hits China

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 9, 2009 5:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – Some one million people on China's southeast coast have fled ahead of a massive typhoon spawning 30-foot waves and packing 74 mph winds, reports the BBC. Typhoon Morakot made landfall early today in Fujan Province after authorities sent more than 8 million text messages warning...   Read full story »

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