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Typhoon Champi strengthens to Category 5 but moves away from land; Trudy weakens

Typhoon Champi strengthens to Category 5 but moves away from land; Trudy weakens
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Typhoon Champi has moved from the western Pacific into the Philippine Sea and has become a Category 5 super typhoon, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. It had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (258 kph) by late Monday Asia time, and was not near land. Champi earlier passed close to...

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