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  "id": 3418253,
  "title": "China prepares for more heavy rain from back-to-back storms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/china-prepares-for-more-heavy-rain-from-back-to-back-storms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:57:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/26/china-prepares-for-more-heavy-rain-from-back-to-back-storms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China's coastal regions and southern areas are bracing for a week of heavy rain following the back-to-back arrival of Typhoon Narra and another storm, Typhoon Saudel. Narra made landfall on Hainan Island on Tuesday evening, after lingering in the Beibu Gulf for several days and causing significant rainfall in Guangxi, Hainan, and Guangdong provinces. Narra is now joined by Typhoon Saudel and tropical cyclones Gaenari and Atsani, creating a rare quartet of storms in the Northwest Pacific and South China Sea. This multi-storm system has led regional authorities to close businesses, halt tourist operations, and evacuate tens of thousands of residents. Heavy rain is forecast to continue in the south, even as recent downpours have already caused rivers to overflow and low-lying areas to flood in Guangxi. Typhoon Saudel is expected to make landfall between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces on Thursday or Friday, with its outer rain bands potentially extending back toward Guangxi. Saudel recently swept across Japan's Okinawa prefecture, causing power outages and flight cancellations. As Saudel moves westward, it is bringing destructive winds and high seas to the Amami island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, leaving nearly 35,000 homes without electricity. Air travel in Okinawa has been severely disrupted, with 92 flights canceled and All Nippon Airways suspending all flights to and from Naha Airport. Taiwan's Central Weather Administration reports that Saudel is currently north of the island and is expected to weaken and shrink in the coming days, bringing moderate rainfall to northern and southern Taiwan through Friday.",
  "summary": "Typhoons Narra and Saudel, alongside tropical cyclones Gaenari and Atsani, form a rare quartet of storms threatening China's coastal areas and southern regions.",
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        "title": "China prepares for more heavy rain from back-to-back storms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/china-prepares-for-more-heavy-rain-from-back-to-back-storms-3418289",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:33:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "China prepares for more heavy rain from back-to-back storms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/china-prepares-for-more-heavy-rain-from-back-to-back-storms-3418530",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:57:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "China prepares for more heavy rain from back-to-back storms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/china-prepares-for-more-heavy-rain-from-back-to-back-storms-3424919",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:25:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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