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Current events of October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13) (Monday)

2014 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoon Vongfong makes landfall in the Japanese island of Kyushu causing the evacuation of 150,000 people and disruption to plane and train services. (AP)
2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Cyclone Hudhud is downgraded to a tropical depression having caused at least 8 deaths in India with 5 dead in Andhra Pradesh and 3 people dead in Orissa. (AP)
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of El Salvador with a tsunami warning issued for the Pacific Ocean coasts of El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras. (Reuters)

A United States Marine is detained on the USS Peleliu, which is docked in Subic Bay, Philippines, after he allegedy murdered a Filipino transgender woman. (Bloomberg)
Protesters in the Mexican state of Guerrero attack the state government headquarters in the state capital Chilpancingo over the disappearance of 43 students. (BBC)

Brazilian general election, 2014
- Environmentalist Marina Silva, who came third in the first round of the presidential elections, decides to back centre-right candidate Aécio Neves following an open letter from Neves to the nation where he promises to include in his manifesto issues such as land reform, the demarcation of indigenous lands, the rights of rural communities and environmental concerns. (BBC)
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea makes his first public appearance in five weeks. (Reuters via CBC)
Evo Morales, president of Bolivia is re-elected for a third 5 year term. (The Guardian)