Weather officials in Japan say a rare cyclone that developed near the equator, along with high sea-surface temperatures, likely caused the torrential downpours that hit Southeast Asia last week.
Japan: Record-breaking snowfall wreaked havoc in northern Japan last week, leaving at least three people dead and 54 injured as of Feb. 10, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
The disaster caused by Cyclone Ditwah has affected more than two million people. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
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How a Typhoon Sank Japan’s Titanic

In September 1954, the Toya Maru set out on what should have been a routine ferry crossing in northern Japan. Instead, it sailed straight into a deadly typhoon. Within hours, the ship capsized, and ...