Typhoon News
|
Taipei -
Typhoon Matmo pounded Taiwan with fierce winds and downpours Wednesday, leaving nine people injured, shuttering financial markets, and interrupting rail and air transportation.
In the Media
by AFP
|
|
Beijing -
The death toll from the strongest storm to hit China in decades has reached 17, state media said Sunday, as forecasters issued warnings of more extreme weather.
In the Media
by AFP
|
|
Manila -
The death toll from Typhoon Rammasun in the Philippines rose to 94 -- with six missing -- as another storm brought rains to the ravaged areas, authorities said Sunday.
|
|
Beijing -
The strongest storm to hit southern China in more than 40 years has killed at least eight people there, state media said Saturday, after causing devastation in the Philippines.
In the Media
by AFP
|
|
Manila -
The disaster-weary Philippines braced for a second severe storm in five days on Saturday as the death toll from Typhoon Rammasun surged to 77, officials said.
|
|
Beijing -
The strongest typhoon to hit southern China in more than 40 years made its second landfall Friday, authorities said, after leaving a trail of destruction and at least 64 dead in the neighbouring Philippines.
In the Media
by AFP
|
|
Manila -
Millions of people in the Philippines endured a second sweltering day without power on Thursday after a ferocious typhoon paralysed the capital and wrecked flimsy rural homes, claiming at least 40 lives.
In the Media
by Cecil Morella (AFP)
|
|
Manila -
The first typhoon of the Philippines' brutal rainy season shut down the nation's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people across the country and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate.
In the Media
by Mynardo Macaraig (AFP)
|
|
Manila -
Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines hunkered down in evacuation centres while three people were reported missing Tuesday as a typhoon pounded its eastern coast amid warnings of giant storm surges and heavy floods.
In the Media
by AFP
|
|
Kagoshima -
Neoguri made landfall on the Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday. The storm brought heavy rain, killing seven people and injuring 45 others.
|
|
Tokyo -
Typhoon Neoguri bore down on the Japanese mainland Wednesday after slamming into the southern Okinawa island chain, killing two people in the country and leaving a trail of damage in its wake.
In the Media
by Miwa Suzuki (AFP)
|
|
Tokyo -
Weakened but still formidable, Typhoon Neoguri is now approaching Japan's southern island of Kyushu as residents prepare to ride out the storm.
|
|
Tokyo -
Typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands, reportedly leaving two dead and forcing more than half a million to seek shelter, as the region's worst storm in years damaged buildings, downed trees and brought air and sea traffic to a halt.
In the Media
by Miwa Suzuki (AFP)
|
|
Tokyo -
As the United States eastern seaboard recovers from July 4th's Hurricane Arthur, Pacific Supertyphoon Neoguri has Japan in its sights, reports from the Japan Meteorological Agency say.
|
|
Manila -
Six members of the same family died after a fire struck a tent city set up for survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines on Wednesday, a police official said.
In the Media
by AFP
|
|
Santa Rita -
Returning to their destroyed village after a catastrophic typhoon that killed thousands in the Philippines last year, a weary band of Catholics vowed a lifelong sacrifice to thank God for saving them.
In the Media
by Karl Malakunas (AFP)
|
|
Tacloban -
Football superstar David Beckham visited the Philippines on Thursday to give comfort to survivors of the Asian country's deadliest ever typhoon -- although not everyone was sure of his identity.Hundreds of survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan rushed out o...
In the Media
by AFP
|
|
Tacloban -
The Philippines said "Thank you" on billboards around the world Saturday in gratitude for the massive outpouring of international help after a typhoon that killed about 8,000 people three months ago.
In the Media
by Marlon Tano (AFP)
|
|
The Philippines, Indonesia and the Pacific island of Tonga have been hit by forces of Mother Nature in the last couple of days, causing death and injury to those in coastal areas as well as in danger zones, in the case of the eruption in Indonesia.
|
|
The Christmas celebration has changed for many in the Philippines since the country suffered devastation brought by typhoons during the last three Decembers.
|
|
The devastation to the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan resulted in the re-emergence of a long-standing issue called "climate justice." But while justice is a two-edged sword, reason and justice can be wielded either for or against, but not for both.
|
|
On November 13, a moving Facebook note about Typhoon Haiyan and the current situation in the Philippines was posted. It is currently going viral and is entitled, 'I Need To Tell You.'
|
|
Tacloban -
The death toll after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines is feared to be rising. As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in Tacloban, the Leyte provincial capital of 200,000 people.
|
|
Tacloban -
After the strength of Haiyan weakened in Philippines, initial estimates by the Red Cross put the death toll to more than 1,000 but the actual extent of damage is yet to be assessed.
|
|
Typhoon 'Yolanda' (International name Haiyan), has made landfall in the Visayan region in central Philippines early Friday morning as authorities raised typhoon signal No. 4 in many parts of the country.
|
|
A strong typhoon with an estimated wind speed of over 240 kilometers per hour is forecast to hit the Philippines in 48 hours according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
|
|
More than 200,000 people have been evacuated from flooded areas of Metro Manila and brought to temporary shelters as tropical storm "Maring" dropped more than 45 centimeters of rain, turning many streets into rivers during heavy downpours Tuesday morning.
|
|
A super typhoon named "Pablo" with international code name "Botha," is forecast to make landfall in the Philippines Tuesday, according to the the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
|
|
Hengchun -
On Friday morning, Typhoon Tembin crossed southern Taiwan, with flooding and wind damage, but luckily spared the heavily populated areas.
|
|
Hong Kong -
Hong Kong was hammered by the strongest storm in ten years on Tuesday. Dozens were injured and hundreds sought refuge in shelters.
|
apis-246757 apis-246458 apis-246430 apis-246362 apis-246332 apis-246212 apis-246081 apis-245971 apis-245880 apis-245352 apis-245240 apis-245239 apis-245102 apis-244787 apis-240969 apis-232200 apis-226474 apis-225493 apis-221825 apis-220330 apis-218252 apis-217976 apis-217574 apis-217477 apis-217391 apis-217205 apis-212148 apis-191881 apis-184258 apis-181743
Typhoon Image
pagasa.dost.gov.ph
Northern and Central Luzon and Bicol region will experience stormy weather due to Typhoon "PEDRING" while the rest of Southern Luzon and Western Visayas will have rains with gusty winds.
image:95873:0::0
DFTD
Supplies, including 600 tents from the U.K. being unloaded at Cebu airport on Nov. 14, 2013.
image:161836:0::0
.jpg)
The Weather Channel
Path of Typhoon Yolanda (International code name Haiyan) Map courtesy of The Weather Channel.
image:160644:0::0
, AFP
A man walks past fallen trees after Super Typhoon Rammasun hit the area in Wenchang, China's Hainan province on July 18, 2014
image:198333:2::0
Pagasa
Strong typhoon Botha headed for Philippines
image:133233:0::0
Flickr
Giant waves breaking on shoreline
image:103073:0::0
With permission by Reuters
A typhoon victim holds a placard asking for food while standing amongst the ruins of houses destroyed by super typhoon Haiyan in Tanauan, Leyte in central Philippines
image:161481:0::0
Mick Lobb
RAF Typhoon warplane is still ready to impose the no-fly zone over Libya
image:85302:1::0
Central Weather Bureau
Projected path of Typhoon Muifa.
image:92632:0::0
image:83189:0::0
Ted Aljibe, AFP
A village official leads a child as he is evacuated from his home in a shanty town as Typhoon Rammasun barrels across Manila on July 16, 2014
image:198027:2::0
Philippe Lopez, AFP
People walk under the rain in front of the Hong Kong skyline during a thunderstorm caused by Typhoon Rammasun on July 18, 2014
image:198248:2::0
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The super typhoon "Yolanda" has made landfall and is now battering Visayas, with maximum sustained winds of 235 kilometers per hour
image:160787:0::0
With permission by Reuters / John Javellana
Residents walk in a village among houses destroyed by super Typhoon Haiyan in Tanauan, Leyte in central Philippines
image:161496:1::0
Ted Aljibe, AFP/File
A young boy sits near a house damaged by Typhoon Rammasun in Batangas, southwest of Manila on July 17, 2014
image:198332:0::0
|
|
