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Powerful typhoon kills five in Japan

Published:Thursday | September 22, 2011 | 10:13 AM

A powerful typhoon has hit Japan bringing floods, damage and deaths.



At least five people have been killed by the storm, with many others still missing or injured.



The storm, which caused winds of 162 kilometre per hour, passed near the capital Tokyo and Fukushima, where there is a damaged nuclear power plant.