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Floods & Landslides: ‘Typhoon Koppu’ slams into the Philippines

Super Typhoon Koppu (Lando) slams the Philippines

Super Typhoon Koppu’s eye smashed into northern Philippines’ Luzon island with ferocious winds and rain early Sunday, just the early stages of what forecasters fear could be a three-day period of floods and landslides.   Koppu, known as Lando in…

Massive Dust Storm Cuts Power To Thousands In Arizona, USA

A massive dust storm has hit the US state of Arizona, leaving more than 4,500 homes without power.   The storm arrived in Maricopa County around 2pm on Friday local time, with high winds kicking up dust over the city…

Typhoon Koppu Bringing Life-Threatening Flooding, Damaging Winds to Philippines

Typhoon Koppu will put lives and property across Luzon Island of the Philippines in danger through early next week.   Koppu developed into a typhoon early Friday morning local time and is currently approaching the northern Philippines. Disruptive wind shear…

Typhoon Mujigae Causes Mayhem As It Hits China

One fisherman died and 16 were missing after the typhoon slammed into the coastal city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, on Sunday afternoon.   Heavy rains have occurred in many parts of northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Mujigae that battered…

Worst wind damage in 20 years causes complete mayhem in parts of New Zealand

Hundreds of homes remain without power after wild winds wreaked havoc across the South Island, downing electricity lines and fanning dozens of fires.   PowerNet chief executive Jason Franklin said he believed the damage caused to the network was the…

Insane storm crashes crane, blows off houses & cars: Strongest 180kmph Mujigae hits China

Massive Landslide Kills At Least 30; 100’s Missing; Buries More Than 100 Homes in Guatemala

At least 30 people have died and up to 600 people are feared missing after a hillside collapsed on a town in Guatemala, burying more than 100 homes.   Aerial video showed the tree-lined hillside laid bare above a huge…