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| Tokyo braces for powerful storm | Tokyo braces for powerful storm |
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| Tokyo is bracing itself for a deadly storm that has killed three people and forced thousands from their homes. | Tokyo is bracing itself for a deadly storm that has killed three people and forced thousands from their homes. |
| Typhoon Man-yi has now been downgraded to a tropical storm but still carries gusts of up to 162km/h (101mph). | |
| Man-yi struck the southern islands of Kyushu and Shikoku on Saturday and is moving up the eastern coast. | Man-yi struck the southern islands of Kyushu and Shikoku on Saturday and is moving up the eastern coast. |
| Man-yi is the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in July and is expected to inundate the capital with up to 250mm (10 inches) of rain late on Sunday. | Man-yi is the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in July and is expected to inundate the capital with up to 250mm (10 inches) of rain late on Sunday. |
| The storm's sustained winds are now being measured at around 108km/h. | The storm's sustained winds are now being measured at around 108km/h. |
| Its victims have included an 11-year-old boy who fell into a river in Kagoshima and a 79-year-old farmer also swept into a river in Tokushima. | Its victims have included an 11-year-old boy who fell into a river in Kagoshima and a 79-year-old farmer also swept into a river in Tokushima. |
| About 70 people have been injured. | About 70 people have been injured. |
| More than 30,000 have been evacuated from homes along the path of the storm. | More than 30,000 have been evacuated from homes along the path of the storm. |
| Train and air services have been disrupted and highways closed. | Train and air services have been disrupted and highways closed. |
| The name Man-yi was taken from a strait that now forms a reservoir in Hong Kong. | The name Man-yi was taken from a strait that now forms a reservoir in Hong Kong. |