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Over 900,000 people flee homes in China ahead of typhoon
Typhoon Bavi has brought strong winds and rain to Japan’s southern islands, as Taiwan and eastern China brace for the storm's impacts.
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What happenedMore than 900,000 people have fled their homes in China, officials said, as an approaching typhoon lashed northern Taiwan and Japan's southwestern islands.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Taiwan and eastern China brace for Typhoon Bavi as winds and rain hit Japan’s southern is...". The center frames it as "Typhoon Bavi: Taiwan cancels flights and ferries as mainland China braces for storm".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTaiwan and eastern China brace for Typhoon Bavi as winds and rain hit Japan’s southern islands
The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report
CenterOver 900,000 people flee homes in China ahead of typhoon
RTE News (Ireland) · Center · News report
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Over 900,000 people flee homes in China ahead of typhoon
More than 900,000 people have fled their homes in China, officials said, as an approaching typhoon lashed northern Taiwan and Japan's southwestern islands.
Taiwán y el este de China se preparan para el tifón Bavi mientras azota el sur de Japón
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TAIPEI, Taiwán (AP) — El tifón Bavi ha traído fuertes vientos y lluvia a las islas del sur de Japón, mientras Taiwán y el este de China se preparan para la poderosa tormenta con evacuacione...
Typhoon Bavi lashes Japan’s southern islands as China evacuates 600,000
Chinese state media said more than half a million people had been evacuated in Zhejiang province and more than 100,000 in neighboring Fujian province.
Thousands shelter in Taiwan as typhoon lashes Japan islands
More than 14,000 people in Taiwan have fled their homes, and many shops remain closed, as a typhoon pounding Japan's remote southwestern islands swept toward China on Saturday.
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China
China evacuated more than 600,000 people on Saturday ahead of Typhoon Bavi hitting the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummelling Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain...
Typhoon Bavi forces Taiwan evacuations, batters Japan islands
More than 14,000 people in Taiwan fled their homes as Typhoon Bavi lashed the island with heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday, after cutting power to thousands in Japan's Okinawa island...
Typhoon Bavi: Taiwan cancels flights and ferries as mainland China braces for storm
Typhoon Bavi battered Taiwan on Saturday, disrupting hundreds of flights and ferry services, injuring 36 people and forcing more than 14,000 people to evacuate while leaving over 150,000 ho...
