Typhoon

Typhoon Jebi: Strongest Storm In 25 Years In Japan

Typhoon leaves major airport closed and destruction in Japan

2 years, 10 months ago

More Than 700,000 Evacuated as Typhoon Melor Batters Philippines

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in the central Philippines, where a fierce storm is lashing coastal areas with heavy wind and rain.

5 years, 7 months ago

2 Dead, Tens of Thousands Displaced as Typhoon Koppu Drenches Philippines

Flood waters unleashed by a deadly, slow-moving typhoon have invaded more and more towns in the northern Philippines, forcing people to clamber onto rooftops to await rescue.

5 years, 9 months ago

'Super Typhoon' Dujuan Nears Taiwan, as Thousands Evacuate from Islands

Torrential rains and high winds are predicted across Taiwan from Monday as Dujuan nears the east coast, with landfall predicted around 11pm local time

5 years, 10 months ago

Philippine Capital Braces for Storm, as Hagupit Leaves 27 Dead

Typhoon Hagupit weakened to a tropical storm as it churned close to the Philippine capital on Monday, after killing 27 people on the eastern island of Samar island where it flattened homes, toppled trees and cut power and communications.

6 years, 7 months ago

Typhoon Phanfone Hits Japan, Washing 3 U.S. Airmen Out to Sea

A powerful typhoon made landfall in central Japan Monday morning after washing three American airmen in Okinawa out to sea the previous day, killing at least one.

6 years, 9 months ago

Typhoon Kills 38 in Philippines, Millions Without Power

A powerful storm that battered the central Philippines has killed 38 people and left millions without power.

7 years ago

Strongest Philippine Storm of 2014 Kills 6, Threatens China

At least six people were killed as this year’s strongest storm to make landfall in the Philippines lashed Manila, shutting schools, offices and financial markets and knocking out power across most of the capital.

7 years ago

Typhoon Neoguri Batters Japan

Storm headed for mainland after crossing Okinawa, bringing heavy rains and sparking mass evacuations

7 years ago

Relief Proceeds Slowly in Philippines, Where a Death Toll Remains Unclear

TANAUAN, the Philippines — For Teoderico Canales and her family, survival after Typhoon Haiyan has literally meant living in a pigsty. Their only water comes from a pump next to a small river where many people drowned.

7 years, 8 months ago

Philippine President Puts Typhoon Death Toll at 2,000 to 2,500

The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan's rampage through the Philippines is closer to 2,000 or 2,500 than the 10,000 previously estimated, President Benigno Aquino said on Tuesday as U.S. and British warships headed toward his nation to help with relief efforts.

7 years, 8 months ago

Philippine: Death Toll Expected To Rise

The United States is sending an aircraft carrier to the Philippines to help speed up relief efforts after a typhoon killed an estimated 10,000 people in one city alone, with fears the toll could rise sharply as rescuers reach more devastated towns.

7 years, 8 months ago

Horror Stories as 10,000 Feared Dead in Typhoon Haiyan

If the typhoon death toll is confirmed, it would be the deadliest natural catastrophe on record in the Philippines.

7 years, 8 months ago

Philippine Super Typhoon Kills at Least 10,000, Official Says

One of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines province of Leyte, a senior police official said on Sunday, with coastal towns and the regional capital devastated by huge waves.

7 years, 8 months ago

A Powerful Typhoon Speeds Across the Philippines

MANILA — A powerful typhoon ripped through the Philippines on Friday, killing more than 100 people in a city on Leyte Island, a Civil Aviation Authority official said on Saturday.

7 years, 8 months ago