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Japan cancels 100 flights as twin storms near
Tokyo: Japanese airlines cancelled on Friday more than 100 flights as two tropical storms barrelled towards the archipelago, with authorities advising evacuations in some areas because of possible flooding and landslides.Severe tropical storm Mekkhala, downgraded from a typhoon, was packing gusts of up to 144 kilometres (89 miles) per hour, according to forecasters, with heavy rain already pounding parts of southern and western Japan.The weather system was expected to skirt the islands of Kyush…
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