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Super Typhoon Bavi Remains Powerful Threat to Eastern China
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Super Typhoon Bavi is forecast to to track near the southern Ryukyu Islands before making landfall along eastern China, threatening critical industrial infrastructure, ports, marine operations and regional transportation across East Asia.
By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
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