Category Typhoon Alert

Severe RED ALERT issued by Japan due to Super Typhoon Halong

Japan’s weather agency on Saturday (Aug 9) issued its highest alert as typhoon Halong barrelled toward southwestern Japan, warning of heavy rains and strong winds from a storm that has grounded more than 470 flights. The warning means that the…

Super typhoon Halong is forecast to strike Japan at about 18:00 GMT on 9th August 2014

Super typhoon Halong is forecast to strike Japan as a typhoon at about 18:00 GMT on 9 August. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near…

Super typhoon Halong is forecast to strike Japan as a typhoon at about 01:00 GMT on 9th August 2014

Super typhoon Halong is forecast to strike Japan as a typhoon at about 01:00 GMT on 9 August. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near…

Extreme Typhoon kills 27 in Vietnam, Philippines on second storm alert

Extreme weather caused by Typhoon Rammasun has killed 27 people in Vietnam, with the storm unleashing flash floods, landslides and lightning strikes, authorities say. Heavy rain flooded more than 7,000 houses and thousands of hectares of cropland, with the north…

Super Typhoon Rammasun causes at least 46 deaths in China and here comes Typhoon Matmo

The death toll from the strongest storm to hit China for decades has reached 46 with another 25 missing, authorities said Tuesday, as another typhoon approaches the country’s eastern coastline. Typhoon Rammasun has left 19 people dead in south China’s…

Over 5.5 million people affected by largest typhoon to hit China in 40 years

The Red Cross Society of China deployed emergency teams and mobilised relief supplies to help communities battered by Super Typhoon Rammasun, described as the severest storm to hit the country in more than 40 years. “We have to start supporting…