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Landslide kills at least 8 in Indonesia

Eight people are missing and feared dead after a major landslide hit a road in remote eastern Indonesia, an official said Tuesday (Aug 25).   Heavy downpours in an isolated mountainous region of Papua province triggered the landslide Sunday, burying…

280,000 told to evacuate as typhoon hits Japan

The Japanese authorities advised 280,000 people to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Goni lashed southern Kyushu island and western Japan, bringing torrential rains and winds gusting at more than 180kmh.   The risk of landslides prompted officials in Yamaguchi prefecture…

Large 25,000-35,000 litre oil spill at the Vac Aero International Inc. in central Oakville, Canada

The Oakville Fire Department and other authorities have confirmed that a large oil spill at the Vac Aero International Inc. facility in central Oakville Sunday afternoon was caused when a pipe burst.   Officials initially estimated 25,000-35,000 litres of cooling…

Tornado Tears Through Australian Town

Severe Heavy flooding, landslide after torrential rains pound north-eastern Turkey

Travel chaos as Typhoon Goni cancels 140 flights in Hong Kong and Shanghai

More than 140 flights were cancelled in Shanghai and Hong Kong as Typhoon Goni continued to pummel the northern Philippines while churning across the Pacific Ocean towards Japan and Korea on Monday.   As it moved northwards at 22km/h, with…

Typhoon Goni batters Japan with record 159 mile-per-hour winds

After dumping deadly rains in the northern Philippines, Typhoon Goni strengthened on Sunday, bringing a record-shattering wind gust to the Japanese island of Ishigakijima.   According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the wind on Ishigakijima Island reached a maximum gust…

Typhoon Goni Hammering Japan’s Ryukyu Islands; Deadly Impacts in the Philippines

Infrared Satellite: Goni Typhoon Goni was pounding Japan’s southern Ryukyu Islands as of Sunday evening Japanese time (Sunday morning U.S. time). Wind have gusted up to 97 mph at the airport on Ishigakijima Island as of this writing. This island…

Typhoon Goni kills at least 10 and 5,000 forced to flee homes after northern Philippines hit by floods and landslides

At least 10 people have died and two are missing after Typhoon Goni hit the northern Philippines, forcing more than 5,000 to flee their homes, officials have said.   Pounding rain and winds set off landslides and flooded low-lying villages,…

State of emergency declared after landslides hit Alaska coastal town of Sitka following heavy rain

Four people were missing Tuesday from a neighborhood in the Alaska coastal town of Sitka after heavy rain caused several landslides and flooded homes, emergency responders said.   The landslides were reported in the southeast Alaska town after 2 1/2…