1.   Hurricane Fausto whipped thundering waves against tourist beaches at the tip of the Baja California peninsula Friday, flooding streets, closing shops and driving hundreds from their homes.

2.   In central Japan, pedestrians exposed to driving rain struggled to stand as the wind collapsed umbrellas and whipped up waves in coastal areas.

3.   In south central Japan, pedestrians exposed to driving rain struggled to stand as the wind collapsed umbrellas and whipped up waves in coastal areas.

4.   In south central Japan, pedestrians exposed to driving rain struggled to stand up as the wind collapsed umbrellas and whipped up waves in coastal areas.

5.   The agency said there was no danger of tsunami, powerful waves whipped up by seismic activity.

6.   There was no danger of tsunami, powerful waves whipped up by seismic activity, the agency said.

7.   The centre says that the immediate danger comes from strong winds which whip up waves on flooded ground capable of overwhelming the dykes and then breaching them.