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The Philippines was hit by two major storms in September, including Super Typhoon Ragasa, which toppled trees and tore the roofs off buildings on its way to killing 14 people in nearby Taiwan.

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The robot untied the bow and tore off the paper and lifted the lid from the box.

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The scale of devastation left by Hurricane Melissa is becoming clear after the record-setting storm tore through Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, leaving at least 32 people dead.

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Guests danced on deck to a DJ and a saxophonist, while Formula One cars tore past.

Three-quarters of the country had no electricity overnight and many parts of Jamaica's western side are under water, with homes destroyed by strong winds after the hurricane tore across the island with catastrophic force.

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