Category Super Typhoon

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…

China super typhoon toll reaches 17, storm expected to worsen

The death toll from the strongest storm to hit China in decades has reached 17, state media said today, as forecasters issued warnings of more extreme weather.Typhoon Rammasun has left eight people dead in the island province of Hainan and…

Super Typhoon Rammasun Strikes China with 155 MPH Winds

Super Typhoon Rammasun made landfall in southeastern China earlier on Friday with winds of 155 MPH, making the storm equivalent to that of a borderline category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic. Satellite and radar imagery coming from the storm are…

Hundreds Of Thousands Vietnamese And Chinese Flee As Super Typhoon Haiyan Hits Land   Some 600,000 residents from areas thought to be most at risk in Vietnam headed for seven evacuation centres, while China announced its highest alert. The storm,…