Category Wave Alert

Super typhoon causes heavy damage in China

Super typhoon Dujuan has caused heavy losses in China’s coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, the media reported on Thursday.   Dujuan, the 21st typhoon of the year, made landfall in Fujian on Tuesday morning. It killed two people and…

Aftermath of Deadly Taiwan Typhoon

Apocalyptic flooding kills at least 9 in Utah, USA

Nine people have been confirmed dead and four others are still missing after two vehicles were swept away during flash flooding in a small polygamous Utah town.   Three women and 13 children were in an SUV and a van…

Britain on severe flood alert: Week of heavy rain to unleash extreme weather chaos

BRITAIN faces a week of blistering storms and floods as the Met Office has refused to rule out SEVERE weather warnings over the coming days Remnants of tropical Storm Henri are set to sweep across the country and unleash devastating…

Massive floods in Japan: Houses washed away, helicopters rescue residents

280,000 told to evacuate as typhoon hits Japan

The Japanese authorities advised 280,000 people to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Goni lashed southern Kyushu island and western Japan, bringing torrential rains and winds gusting at more than 180kmh.   The risk of landslides prompted officials in Yamaguchi prefecture…

Severe Heavy flooding, landslide after torrential rains pound north-eastern Turkey

Travel chaos as Typhoon Goni cancels 140 flights in Hong Kong and Shanghai

More than 140 flights were cancelled in Shanghai and Hong Kong as Typhoon Goni continued to pummel the northern Philippines while churning across the Pacific Ocean towards Japan and Korea on Monday.   As it moved northwards at 22km/h, with…