Earthquake Shakes Portugal as Asia Faces Deadly Floods and Typhoons

an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 was registered off the coast of Portugal as reported by the European Mediterranean seismological Center the epicenter was located 8 km Southwest of the city of setubal which has a population of about 117,000 the Quake occurred at a depth of 10 km no information about casualties or damage has been received and no tsunami threat has been declared typhoon shanan is expected to approach Western and Eastern Japan starting Tuesday bringing violent winds heavy rain and a risk of landslides the typhoon is strengthening with winds up to 126 km per hour and gusts of up to 180 km per hour some regions may receive up to 400 MM of Rain by Wednesday authorities are warning of potential flooding high waves and possible disruptions to Bullet Train Services midweek torrential rains triggered a flash flood on Indonesia's Eastern Tate Island sweeping away residential areas and killing 13 people on Sunday the flood buried dozens of houses and buildings in the village of Rua North maluku Province cutting off access to the area search and rescue teams are working to recover bodies and locate the missing the meteorology climatology and geophysics agency warns that more heavy rain is likely in the Tate City area in the coming days residents are urged to stay alert and follow local authorities instructions due to the ongoing risk of further flooding

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