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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…

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,…

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…

Typhoon Nangka Kills at Least Two, Wreaks Havoc Crossing Japan

Typhoon Nangka barreled across the western end of Japan’s largest main island on Friday, snarling transport, leaving at least two men dead and prompting authorities to advise nearly 100,000 people to evacuate.   Rivers burst their banks in the western…

New Zealand Cleans-up After Record Floods

State Of Emergency Declared Due To Severe Flooding In Parts Of New Zealand

There are states of emergency in both Whanganui and the Rangitikei District Civil Defence are describing the flooding in Whanganui as a “one in 100 year event.”   Homes and business have been inundated, after the city’s river burst its…

Apocalyptic Flooding Effects Tens Of Thousands In Parts Of India

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated drastically on Wednesday affecting about 1.95 lakh people in over 550 villages and destroying crops in more than 8,200 hectares in the Bramhaputra valley.   Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its…

Atacama ‘Tsunami’: Freak rainfall floods devastate driest desert