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Cyclone Komen ravages Myanmar district

Photo: Eleven Media Group/ANN In Maungdaw District, Rakhine State, Cyclone Komen has destroyed more than 1,700 houses, 130 schools and 29 monasteries. More than 280,000 sowed acres of farmland have been swamped, according to the land records department. Komen hit…

Red Alert Issued For Approaching Super Typhoon Soudelor to China

Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in the town of Hsiulin in eastern Hualien county at 4..40am (0640 AEST) Saturday morning, bringing fierce winds and torrential rain.    Forecasters had predicted the storm would have maximum sustained winds at landfall of about…

Typhoon Soudelor threatens China after leaving 6 dead and 4 missing in Taiwan

A man passes a damaged structure from Typhoon Soudelor in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Soudelor brought heavy rains and strong winds to the island Saturday with winds speeds over 170 km per hour (100 mph) and gusts over…

Saipan Residents Recover After Typhoon

TYPHOON SOUDELOR BARRELS TOWARDS TAIWAN

The latest infrared satellite animation of Soudelor from NOAA Typhoon Soudelor has weakened since becoming the strongest tropical cyclone so far in 2015. However, restrengthening is expected and the storm poses a significant risk to Taiwan, the southern Ryukyu Islands,…

Landslide caused by severe rainstorm kills 3 in Italian Alps

Three people were killed when a severe rainstorm in the Italian Alps caused a landslide that swept down a mountain and across roads and parking lots, authorities said on Wednesday.   The landslide occurred late on Tuesday near San Vito…

Severe storm leaves downed trees, power failures in its wake in Massachusetts, USA

A large Oak Tree fell on a house at 20 Alice Road in Raynham due to the early morning storm that came through the area on Tuesday August 4, 2015 A series of intense thunderstorms that rolled through southeastern Massachusetts…

Super Typhoon Soudelor bears down on northeast Asia

An infrared image of Soudelor showing relative cloud temperatures Super Typhoon Soudelor is barrelling towards Taiwan, Japan and China after leaving a trail of destruction in the Northern Marianas islands. The cyclone has developed into the world’s most powerful storm…

Severe storm causes mayhem in Chicago, USA

Severe storms swept through the Chicago area Sunday afternoon and evening, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.   Officials from National Weather Service determined that damage in Grayslake was caused by a tornado.   The Grayslake fire chief…