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Aug. 10, 2009
Typhoon Morakot pummeled Taiwan and China's eastern coast over the weekend, toppling houses, flooding villages and forcing nearly a million people to flee to safety before weakening into a tropical storm Monday.
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Philippines assess damage from Morakot

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Damages to roads, bridges and crops from last week's Typhoon Morakot, which killed 21 people in the Philippines, totaled $750,000, officials said.

Mudslides spread havoc in typhoon's wake

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Mudslides struck China and Taiwan, raising the toll of dead and missing, as the two countries battled rains and floods from Typhoon Morakot, officials said.

China weathers typhoon and tropical storm

FUZHOU, China, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Typhoon Morakot buffeted China's mainland Sunday and Tropical Storm Goni killed at least three fishermen off the southern island of Hainan, authorities said.

Typhoon Morakot kills 23 in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Typhoon Morakot triggered landslides that killed 12 miners in a mining camp, raising the death toll to 23 in the Philippines, officials said.

Typhoon Morakot brings deluge to Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Typhoon Morakot dumped record rainfall on Taiwan as it passed over the island Saturday, causing flooding and mudslides.

China battens down for Typhoon Morakot

FUZHOU, China, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- China's central coast prepared Saturday for the onslaught of Typhoon Morakot after it slammed into Taiwan, officials said.

Deadly Morakot lashes East Asia

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- At least 10 people, including three French tourists, were killed as Typhoon Morakot swamped the northern Philippines, officials said Friday.

Taiwan braces for Typhoon Morakot

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- School and office closures and flight cancellations were announced in Taiwan Thursday as a strengthening Typhoon Morakot bore down, local media reported.

Typhoon dumps rain on Manila

MANILA, Philippines, July 25 (UPI) -- Heavy rains from Typhoon Kaemi flooded parts of central Manila in the Philippines, forcing school closures.

Typhoon kills 14 in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 3 (UPI) -- A typhoon was the cause of heavy rain over Taiwan Saturday, triggering widespread flooding and killing at least 14 people, officials said.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler