Super Typhoon Noru slammed into the Philippines Sunday, battering the heavily populated main island of Luzon with strong winds and heavy rain that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres (121 miles) an hour as it charged towards the archipelago nation after an […]
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Japan Typhoon kills two, leaves thousands without power
Japan Typhoon kills two leaves thousands without power. A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday with torrential rain and fierce winds, killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without power, the Kyodo news agency reported. Shizuoka city, southwest of the capital, Tokyo, was hit especially hard, seeing a record 417 mm (16.42 inches) […]
Typhoon kills one, leaves several missing in South Korea
Typhoon in South Korea (Busan): Typhoon Hinnamnor killed one person and left nine missing on Tuesday, before heading back to sea with few reports of major property damage. Typhoon in South Korea, one of the most powerful to bear down on the country in decades. The typhoon hit the southern island of Jeju overnight before […]
Super Typhoon Mangkhut claims first victims
Super Typhoon Mangkhut — the biggest storm of the year — smashed through the Philippines on Saturday, claiming its first victims as two women were killed when a rain-drench hillside collapsed on them and another drowned in Taiwan. The massive storm cut a swathe of destruction when it struck the northern tip of Luzon island, […]
Strong typhoon churns towards Japan
A powerful typhoon was churning towards Japan on Wednesday, prompting the nation’s weather agency to warn of heavy rain and violent winds and airlines to cancel dozens of flights. Typhoon Shanshan was expected to make landfall about 100 kilometres (62 miles) northeast of Tokyo by early Thursday, sparking fears that the busy morning commute in […]
Disaster-hit Japan braces for powerful typhoon
JIJI PRESS/AFP/File / – Typhoon Jongdari is expected to cross parts of Japan already devastated by floods and landslides A powerful typhoon hurtled towards Japan Saturday, with western areas recently devastated by floods and landslides in the storm’s cross-hairs. Typhoon Jongdari, packing winds of up to 180 kilometres (110 miles) an hour, is forecast to make […]