Thousands evacuated as typhoon bears down on Philippines
Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by some of the country鈥檚 deadliest storms...
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Typhoon Matmo disrupts travel, forces closures in China
Chinese authorities will cancel flights and close businesses on Saturday as Typhoon Matmo hurtles towards the country鈥檚 southern Hainan and Guangdong provinces during the busy National Day travel period.
Lingering Typhoon inflicts death, flooding on Vietnam
Flooding from long-lasting Typhoon Bualoi devastated homes, infrastructure and farmland across swaths of Vietnam on Tuesday, with the death toll rising to 26 and dozens more missing...
Typhoon kills dozens in Vietnam, Philippines
A typhoon that ripped roofs off homes has killed dozens of people across Vietnam and the Philippines, officials from both countries said on Monday, as a weakened storm Bualoi crossed into neighbouring Laos.
Taiwan races to rescue two dozen missing after barrier lake burst
Rescuers in eastern Taiwan pulled a man in his nineties from his flooded home on Thursday, where he had been trapped for three days after a barrier lake burst during torrential rains brought by Super Typhoon Ragasa.
Schools shut, flights axed as Typhoon Ragasa nears Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong and parts of southern China ground to a halt on Tuesday evening as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with high winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.
China prepares to evacuate聽4 lakh people
The Chinese city of Shenzhen began preparing to evacuate 4,00,000 people while residents of the northern Philippines sought shelter from gale-force winds Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa continued on a collision course with southern China.
Typhoon toll rises in Vietnam as downed trees hamper rescuers
The death toll from Typhoon Kajiki rose to three in Vietnam on Tuesday, as rescue workers battled uprooted trees and downed power lines and widespread flooding brought chaos to the streets of the capital Hanoi.
Vietnam to evacuate 3,00,000 as Typhoon Kajiki nears
Vietnam said on Sunday it plans to evacuate more than 3,00,000 people and has cancelled over a dozen domestic flights as Typhoon Kajiki approaches.
Typhoon Podul pummels Taiwan, heads towards mainland
Typhoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses, grounding flights and knocking out power for tens of thousands of households, while parts of mainland China made ready for the storm...
Hundreds seek shelter as Typhoon Podul nears Taiwan
Nearly 2,000 people in Taiwan will be evacuated from their homes on Tuesday as Typhoon Podul approaches the island, with storm-hit central and southern regions likely to be pounded again, authorities said.
Shanghai evacuates 2,83,000 people as typhoon nears
Shanghai has evacuated almost 2,83,000 people from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas as Typhoon Co-May approaches, bringing lashing rains and high winds, state media reported Wednesday...
Philippines shuts schools, scraps flights as Typhoon Co-May nears
The Philippines shut down schools and cancelled flights Thursday as torrential rains driven by a typhoon and a separate tropical storm pounded the country鈥檚 northern island of Luzon.
Typhoon Wipha hits HK with strong winds, heavy rain
Hong Kong was battered by strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday as Typhoon Wipha skirted along China鈥檚 southern coast, with fallen trees and collapsed scaffolding spotted across the city...
Typhoon kills two in Taiwan
Typhoon Danas battered Taiwan鈥檚 west coast early Monday, killing two people, injuring hundreds and leaving nearly 400,000 households without electricity, authorities said...
Thousands evacuated as flood hits China
Nearly 70,000 people in southern China have been evacuated after heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Wutip, Chinese state media reported Wednesday...
Five killed in Vietnam typhoon floods
Typhoon winds and rains that lashed central Vietnam killed five people and left two more missing, according to an official toll, with huge tracts of farmland flooded by the deluge.
Typhoon bears down on Philippines still reeling from Usagi
Hundreds of people fled Friday as Typhoon Man-Yi bore down on the Philippines, threatening yet more destruction even as rescuers tried to reach people stranded on rooftops by the last tropical cyclone.
Fifth storm in under a month bears down on Philippines
The Philippines prepared Tuesday to evacuate potentially tens of thousands of people as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago shortly after the onslaught of Typhoon Toraji.
Thousands flee as fourth typhoon in a month hits Philippines
Thousands of people sought shelter and ports shut down in the Philippines on Monday, officials said, as聽 the disaster-weary nation was struck by another typhoon 鈥� the fourth in less than a month.
Vietnam economy grows by聽 7.4pc in Q3
Vietnam鈥檚聽economy聽grew by 7.4 per cent in the third quarter, government figures showed Sunday, despite severe economic damage caused by deadly Typhoon Yagi...
Vietnam puts Typhoon Yagi economic losses at $3.3b
Vietnam suffered $3.3 billion in economic losses as a result of deadly Typhoon Yagi, which swept across the country鈥檚 north earlier this month causing hundreds of fatalities, state media reported Saturday...
6m children in SE Asia affected by Yagi disaster
Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have affected nearly six million children across Southeast Asia, the UN said Wednesday, as the death toll from the disaster rose...
Local, foreign firms facing months of recovery in storm-hit Vietnam
Factory roofs blown off, products worth millions of dollars destroyed, supply chains disrupted: Typhoon Yagi has had a disastrous impact on local and global companies in northern Vietnam who could take months to recover, business leaders warn...
Myanmar flood toll surges to 113
Volunteers rushed to areas inundated by floods in Myanmar on Sunday as the country鈥檚 death toll from the Typhoon Yagi deluge surged to 113 and remote areas...
Myanmar battles Yagi floods as Vietnam begins clear-up
Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around the remote capital Naypyidaw on Friday, while Vietnam began clearing up...
Millions in SE Asia battle floods, death toll passes 200
Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled on Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept through the region, as the death toll passed 200...
Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll nears 200
Residents of Vietnam鈥檚 capital waded through waist-deep water on Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the area鈥檚 strongest typhoon in decades rose to at least 179, with neighbouring nations also enduring deadly flooding and landslides...
Vietnam typhoon victims plead for help as toll climbs to 82
Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and posted desperate pleas for help on social media on Tuesday after severe flooding in parts of typhoon-hit Vietnam, as the...
Vietnam floods claim 82 lives, 59,000 flee their homes
Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday as massive floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi and the death toll climbed to 82.
