Per Xinhua, typhoon-related heavy rains resulted in mudslides and other issues, as 13 people died in Japan. More than 600 villagers were reportedly buried in a mudslide in Taiwain, adds the New York Times.

A pair of earthquakes also devastated Japan, while a tsunami alert failed to materialize, according to Worldfocus.

How bad were the storms? Damage varied by location, but a number of Twitterers across East Asia shared their aftermath thoughts.

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   nyirendac (Tokyo, Japan) @coryc17 I see. BTW, I am hearing that a 2 foot tsunami has already hit some of the coastal areas, which is small by tsunami standards. 10 Aug 2009 from TwitZap
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   photo_journ (Bangkok, Thailand) Not unsurprisingly NO alert was issued of a potential tsunami to residents of Phuket. 10 Aug 2009 from TweetDeck
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   semipro (Tokyo, Japan) @ppmartin They were just a good alarm clock for me but it was a lot rougher down south about 50-80km 10 Aug 2009 from web in reply to ppmartin
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   BillPerrin (Osaka, Japan) @etabke all OK here. I’m just far enough away from the epicenter to have any real damage. Can’t swim in the ocean though because of tsunami. 11 Aug 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to etabke
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   ppmartin (Hong Kong) “Natural” alarm clock RT @semipro They wr [earthquake & tsunami] just a gd alarm clock 4 me but it was a lot rougher down south abt 50-80km 11 Aug 2009 from Seesmic
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   bangkokbronnie (Bangkok, Thailand) According to this morning’s papers the Tsunami warning system at the beach don’t work..luckily there was SMS 11 Aug 2009 from web
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   sheliatj (Yunnan, China) see the news about these Natural disasters,typhoon,earthquake,tsunami…feel so bad..all my friends,are you ok? 11 Aug 2009 from TwitZap
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   FUCHSIAs (Tokyo, Japan) Typhoon 9 is coming soon and we had a strong earthquake this early morning. We got the double whammy!!! 11 Aug 2009 from web
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   bpraneeth (Hyderabad, India) media spreading/creating tsunami hysteria 11 Aug 2009 from TwitterFox
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    nancygandhi (Chennai, India) A small earthquake last night. My cook Mary says earthquake + swine flu = the End of Days is coming soon. It all started with the tsunami. 11 Aug 2009 from web

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