Sentence examples for powerful typhoons from inspiring English sources

Coconuts, a source of food, fiber and charcoal, become a menace during powerful typhoons.

Japan's athletes can be assured of blanket media coverage as soon as they return to Tokyo, where powerful typhoons caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled on Monday.

One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and ripped giant trees out of the ground on Thursday.

Concerns over extreme weather have been exacerbated by an apparent shift in storm paths, with southern regions hit by powerful typhoons in the past three years.

Haiyan, whose local name is Yolanda, is one of the most powerful typhoons on record to make landfall; it had sustained winds of a hundred and forty-seven miles per hour, creating waves fifteen feet tall, which rushed ashore.

Between 2008 and 2012, GDP grew by an average of 4.7%, rising to 7.2% in 2013 higher than any East Asian country except China despite being hit by one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded.The World Bank forecasts growth of nearly 7% both this year and next.

Typhoon Saomai, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Juan, was considered the most powerful typhoon on record to strike the east coast of the People's Republic of China.

Meanwhile, a powerful typhoon this week crossed the central Philippines bringing damaging winds and torrential rain.

Three weeks ago the most powerful typhoon ever recorded to hit land destroyed parts of the Philippines.

A powerful typhoon lashes Tokyo, halting trains and stranding tens of thousands of commuters.

Roke was the second powerful typhoon to strike Japan in the last month.