Page 6 - Typhoon

S Korea halts flights, ferries as 'strongest typhoon' Hinnamnor approaches

Super Typhoon Hinnamnor has gradually moved northward to reach waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju as the country braces for what could be the most powerful storm ever

East China suspends ferries, classes as nation braces for typhoon

Cities in eastern China have suspended ferry services and suspended classes as they brace for the arrival of Typhoon Hinnamnor, a strong storm that is expected to also affect neighbouring Taiwan, Japan and Korea. Shanghai on Sunday suspended ferry services and deployed more than 50,000 police officers to aid with rescues and guide traffic away from danger areas. The eastern business hub of Wenzhou also ordered all classes suspended on Monday. Typhoon Hinnamnor is the strongest global storm of 2022, and is forecasted to move gradually northward into the East China Sea. Evacuations and flight cancellations have been ordered in Japan's Okinawa. The storm is also expected to bring intense rainfall to the Korean peninsula, bringing the possibility of flooding. The typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 175 km (109 miles) per hour, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. China's National Meteorological Center issued a yellow typhoon warning at 10 am Sunday, and warned of heavy rains in

Powerful typhoon lashes Japan's Okinawa islands; evacuation ordered

Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor arrived in the south of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, resulting in orders for residents of three municipalities to evacuate

Super typhoon near Japan's Okinawa is year's strongest storm

Super typhoon Hinnamnor, currently several hundred kilometers to the east of Okinawa, is expected to skirt the Japanese islands this weekend, according to a forecast from Japan Meteorological Agency

UN allocates $12 mn emergency funds for typhoon response in Philippines

The UN resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in the Philippines, Gustavo Gonzalez, said on Thursday that typhoon Rai has been devastating.

Philippines: Death toll from typhoon Rai reaches 375, 56 missing

The death toll from the powerful typhoon Rai that lashed the Philippines last week has spiked to 375, a police report said, adding that 56 people were still unaccounted for.

Philippines typhoon death toll reaches 208, 52 still missing

Bohol in the central Philippines is one of the hardest-hit

Philippines: At least 50 still missing after Typhoon Rai, death toll at 169

The total death toll from Typhoon Rai (also known as Odette), which made landfall in the Philippines last week, has gone up to 169, while at least 50 people remain missing, Philippine media report

Typhoon leaves 31 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines

A powerful typhoon left at least 31 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central Philippines

Japan orders evacuation of 300,000 people over Lupit typhoon

Japan has ordered the evacuation of some 3,00,200 people from the prefectures of Hiroshima, Shimane and Ehime over the Lupit typhoon, media reported on Monday.

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon's en route

Svetlana Gomboeva collapsed from heatstroke on the first day of archery but recovered to win a silver medal

Philippines Prez Duterte orders quick response to typhoon-hit areas

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of an inter-agency task force to streamline the government's response to regions ravaged by typhoon Vamco which has left at least 53 dead

Ten dead, three missing as 2020's strongest typhoon slams Philippines

More than 300 houses were buried under volcanic rocks and mud flows from Mayon Volcano in severely hit Albay province in the Bicol region, a lawmaker said

Super typhoon Goni slams into Philippines, 1 million evacuated

One of the most powerful typhoons in the world this year, Goni has evoked memories of Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013

North Korea's Kim Jong-un urges quick recovery from typhoon damage

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for urgent efforts to rebuild thousands of homes and other structures destroyed by a typhoon that slammed the country's eastern region last week

Typhoon Haishen heads to South Korea after battering southern Japan

The storm slammed Okinawa and other islands over the weekend with heavy rain, rough waves and high tides

Typhoon Haishen approaching Japan's Okinawa island, packing powerful winds

A powerful typhoon, the second in a week, was barreling toward the southern cluster of Japanese Okinawa islands on Saturday, prompting warnings about torrential rainfall and fierce wind gusts

Cargo ship carrying 43 crew and 5,800 cows missing in typhoon: Report

Sareno Edvardo, 45, a chief officer from the Philippines, said a wave tilted the Gulf Livestock 1's hull to the right and the vessel overturned after its engine stopped

Nana strengthens into hurricane as it barrels off the coast of Honduras

Long lines stretched through supermarkets and hardware store shelves were nearly bare as residents of Belize bought materials to board up windows and doors ahead of Nana''s expected landfall

Typhoon pummels South Korea with flooding, damaging winds at 126 kmph

North Korea''s state TV showed widespread flooding in the eastern coastal cities of Wonsan and Tanchon, but the country didn''t immediately report any casualties