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Event: TC Tropical Cyclone Number: 2015-000133 Country: JPN Japan Location: Okinawa's Yonaguni Island Date (YMD): 2015-9-29 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: NHK World News Comments: Record-breaking winds on Okinawa's Yonaguni Island have destroyed at least 10 houses and damaged more than 200 others. Gusts of nearly 292 kilometers per hour were registered on Yonaguni as Typhoon Dujuan approached on Monday. The winds were the strongest on the island since record-taking began nearly 60 years ago. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: TC-2015-000133-TWN Tropical Cyclone,Taiwan (China): A strong typhoon made landfall on Taiwan on Monday after torrential rain and high winds disrupted trains and flights for travellers heading home from a long holiday weekend. Hundreds of thousands of households were without water and over a million experienced power outages, the Taiwanese government said late Monday, adding that 24 people were injured by Typhoon Dujuan so far, but no one was missing or killed. TC-2015-000133-CHN Tropical Cyclone,China, People's Republic: Typhoon Dujuan, the 21st typhoon this year, made landfall in east China's Fujian Province on Tuesday morning. The storm hit the coastal city of Putian at around 8:50 a.m., packing winds of up to 33 meters per second, said the Fujian Meteorological Service. On Monday, all 32,000 fishing boats returned to harbor and around 160,000 people returned to shore.