Typhoons
latest news & developments
Frantic dig for Philippine victims of typhoon landslide
Mangkhut pounded the Philippines at the weekend with torrential rain and violent winds that snapped utility poles and sheared roofs off homes
Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon chaos
The storm, with gusts of more than 230 kilometres per hour, sent buildings swaying and waters surging into homes and shopping malls in Hong Kong
Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc
At least ten people were killed, and hundreds more injured by Typhoon Jebi as it raked through the major manufacturing area around Osaka
World sends emergency relief to battered Philippines
The UN, Australia and the US have mobilised emergency aid as the scale of the devastation unleashed by super typhoon Haiyan emerges.
Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan leaves hundreds dead
One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall in the Philippines has left more than 1 000 people dead in the country, says the Red Cross.
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.
Disaster-hit Asia left reeling
Asian countries reeled from the full force of nature’s fury on Thursday with thousands feared dead in an onslaught of earthquakes and typhoons.
Storms and rain batter China
Torrential rains left at least 14 dead in China as Typhoon Hagupit battered the south and another storm pounded quake-hit central Sichuan province.
Taiwan typhoon toll rises to 12
Slow-moving Typhoon Sinlaku, which hit Taiwan over the weekend, dumping up to 1 400mm of rain in some areas, killed 12 people.
Typhoon collapses bridge in Taiwan
Rescuers in Taiwan were searching on Monday for people missing after a bridge collapsed as Typhoon Sinlaku lashed the country.
Typhoon Sinlaku pounds Taiwan
A typhoon pounded Taiwan on Saturday, bringing torrential rains and triggering landslides in the central and northern part of the island.
Florida braces for ‘boomerang storm’
Tropical Storm Fay is predicted to strike Florida a second time, while Typhoon Nuri brings death and destruction to the Philippines.
Storm death toll in south-west China jumps to 40
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.
Thunder, rain and typhoons predicted for Games
Forecasters predict thunder and rain for the Olympic opening ceremony and warn that typhoons could disrupt events in other host cities.
Taiwan in the path of strong typhoon
A typhoon will hit Taiwan late on Thursday, sparking land and sea advisories and becoming the island’s first major storm of the year.