Desperate typhoon survivors loot shops for food
Hungry survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon have looted shops and warehousesin a bid to stay alive amid stalled aid deliveries.
Hungry survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon have looted shops and warehousesin a bid to stay alive amid stalled aid deliveries.
Asian countries reeled from the full force of nature's fury on Thursday with thousands feared dead in an onslaught of earthquakes and typhoons.
Torrential rains left at least 14 dead in China as Typhoon Hagupit battered the south and another storm pounded quake-hit central Sichuan province.
Slow-moving Typhoon Sinlaku, which hit Taiwan over the weekend, dumping up to 1 400mm of rain in some areas, killed 12 people.
Rescuers in Taiwan were searching on Monday for people missing after a bridge collapsed as Typhoon Sinlaku lashed the country.
A typhoon pounded Taiwan on Saturday, bringing torrential rains and triggering landslides in the central and northern part of the island.
Tropical Storm Fay is predicted to strike Florida a second time, while Typhoon Nuri brings death and destruction to the Philippines.
The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Typhoon Kammuri in south-west China has doubled to 40, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
Forecasters predict thunder and rain for the Olympic opening ceremony and warn that typhoons could disrupt events in other host cities.
A typhoon will hit Taiwan late on Thursday, sparking land and sea advisories and becoming the island's first major storm of the year.
Philippine rescuers hope to find more survivors from a passenger ferry with more than 850 people aboard capsized by Typhoon Fengshen.
At least 229 people are dead after Typhoon Fengshen ravaged the central and southern Philippines -- and more than 700 are missing after a ferry sank.
A Philippine ferry with more than 700 people on board capsized during a typhoon and most are missing, officials said on Sunday.
Flash floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Fengshen have left at least 14 people dead and forced the evacuation of thousands in the Philippines.