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Rough surf, strong winds and heavy rain hit Cairns as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall in far north Queensland. A tropical cyclone was building strength as it rolled towards northeastern Australia, with authorities warning "life-threatening" floods could swamp coastal regions for days. IMAGES
"At least 800,000 people in the path of the cyclone need emergency food assistance" says Anthea Webb, the World Food Programme's deputy director for Asia and the Pacific. Reporting on the impact of Cyclone Mocha five days after the devastating storm barrelled through Myanmar, Webb adds that "greater needs for food, shelter, water, health and other humaniarian aid are expected to be revealed". Earlier on Friday, Myanmar's ruling junta said the death toll had risen to 145 in the country. SOUNDBITE
People take shelter at a school in Teknaf, the southern-most border town in Bangladesh, ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Mocha. Bangladeshi authorities had moved 190,000 people in Cox's Bazar and nearly 100,000 in Chittagong to safety ahead of the cyclonic storm. IMAGES
People in the northern Vietnamese city of Haiphong battle heavy rain and winds as Super Typhoon Yagi heads towards the country, having passed through southern China. Yagi was on course to hit northern and north-central regions of Vietnam around the famed UNESCO heritage site of Halong Bay. IMAGES
Heavy rains and strong winds lash Suao in Taiwan's Yilan county as Typhoon Gaemi nears. The island's weather authorities expect Gaemi to be "the strongest" typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years when it makes landfall around 10 pm (1400 GMT). IMAGES
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