Powerful typhoon approaching Okinawa

Powerful typhoon approaching Okinawa

YONABARU, Japan - Photo shows waves encroaching on a road in the town of Yonabaru, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2012, as the season's 16th typhoon draws near.

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