Typhoon
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Tokyo 2020: Typhoon threat for Games as organisers brace for storm
Sports | Jul 26, 2021, 09:40 PM ISTWhile already trying to overcome a one-year delay and juggling athlete and spectator safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo Olympic Games organizers have another hurdle coming their way: a typhoon. Typhoon Nepartak formed late Friday (Japan time) and is forecast to intensify over the coming days.
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East China on highest alert as Typhoon In-Fa lingers
World | Jul 26, 2021, 09:00 PM ISTTyphoon In-Fa -- the sixth of this year -- landed in the coastal waters near Pinghu, a county-level city under the administration of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, at around 9:50 a.m. on Monday, packing winds of up to 28 meters per second at its centre, according to the provincial flood control headquarters.
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China launches emergency response for typhoon-hit areas
World | Jul 26, 2021, 01:41 PM ISTThe response was co-activated by China National Commission for Disaster Reduction and Ministry of Emergency Management for disaster-stricken areas including Zhoushan, Shaoxing and Ningbo, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Typhoon In-fa hits China’s east coast, canceling flights
World | Jul 25, 2021, 12:16 PM ISTThe typhoon made landfall in Zhoushan in Zhejiang province, state TV reported, citing the national weather agency.
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Powerful typhoon lashes Philippines, killing at least 10
News | Nov 02, 2020, 10:46 PM ISTA super typhoon blew into the eastern Philippines with disastrous force on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the country, officials said.
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27 dead, 50 missing as Typhoon Molave sweeps Vietnam
World | Oct 31, 2020, 02:05 PM ISTFloods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Molave in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions have left 27 people dead.
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Vietnam: Typhoon, landslides leave 35 dead, 59 missing
World | Oct 29, 2020, 04:08 PM ISTTyphoon Molave set off landslides that killed at least 19 people and left 45 missing in central Vietnam, where ferocious wind and rain blew away roofs and knocked out power in a region of 1.7 million residents, state media said Thursday.
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Typhoon lashes South Korea after battering Japanese islands
World | Sep 07, 2020, 04:54 PM ISTA powerful typhoon damaged buildings, flooded roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes in South Korea on Monday after battering islands in southern Japan, killing one person and injuring dozens of others.
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China renews blue alert for typhoon Bavi
World | Aug 23, 2020, 10:17 AM ISTChina's National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Sunday renewed a blue alert for typhoon Bavi, which is expected to lash the country's south and southeast regions. The typhoon, the eighth of this year, strengthened from a tropical depression on Saturday morning and was observed at waters 390 km west of the city of Naha in Japan's Okinawa prefecture at 5 a.m.
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Typhoon Mekkhala makes landfall in China
World | Aug 11, 2020, 11:33 AM ISTMekkhala is the second typhoon that landed in coastal areas of east China over the past week.
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Typhoon Hagupit brings rains to coastal China, heads toward Shanghai
World | Aug 04, 2020, 09:59 AM ISTA typhoon brought high winds and heavy rains to China’s eastern coastal areas Tuesday and was headed toward the financial hub of Shanghai. China’s National Meteorological Center said Typhoon Hagiput made landfall in Zhejiang province around 3:30 a.m., with winds blowing up to 136.8 kilometers (85 miles) per hour at its center.
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9 dead as typhoon Phanfone slams Philippines
World | Dec 26, 2019, 10:27 AM ISTAt least nine people were killed as typhoon Phanfone slammed the Philippines, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain, authorities said on Thursday.
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INS Sahyadri, INS Kiltan to help people in Hagibis-hit Japan: Navy
India | Oct 13, 2019, 06:42 PM ISTThe Navy has pressed two of its ships into service to provide assistance to typhoon-battered Japan, it said on Sunday.
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Rescue efforts underway after unprecedented rains flood Japan
World | Oct 13, 2019, 07:09 AM ISTTyphoon Hagibis made landfall south of Tokyo Saturday and moved northward. More than 100 people were also injured in its wake, according to public broadcaster NHK, as the numbers kept growing.
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Heavy rain, winds lash Tokyo as powerful typhoon Hagibis hits Japan
World | Oct 12, 2019, 05:26 PM ISTStore shelves were bare after people stocked up on water and food ahead of Typhoon Hagibis. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of dangerously heavy rainfall in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, including Gunma, Saitama and Kanagawa, and later expanded the area to include Fukushima and Miyagi to the north.
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Japan braces for Super Typhoon Hagibis' landfall
World | Oct 09, 2019, 01:19 PM ISTThe storm, which was tracking near the Ogasawara islands as of Wednesday afternoon is forecast to continue moving toward Honshu, weakening only slightly before a possible landfall on Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
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Typhoon Faxai blows across Tokyo area, killing 1, halting travel
World | Sep 09, 2019, 11:33 AM ISTSeveral railway and subway operators suspended services and flights were cancelled at Tokyo airports as Typhoon Faxai passed over Chiba, a northern suburb of the Japanese capital, before daybreak, shaking homes with strong winds and battering the area with rain.
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South Korea surveying damage from powerful Typhoon Lingling
World | Sep 08, 2019, 11:41 AM ISTTyphoon Lingling swept along South Korea’s west coast on Saturday before making a landfall in North Korea. North Korea hasn’t publicized possible typhoon-related damage.
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Seoul hit by Typhoon Lingling, flight operations hit
World | Sep 07, 2019, 11:44 AM ISTAccording to the forecast by South Korea's weather department, Seoul and some other areas will witness gusty winds at the speed of over 50 miles per hour along with heavy rains.
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Death toll from typhoon in eastern China rises to 45
World | Aug 13, 2019, 12:32 PM ISTThe death toll from a typhoon in eastern China has risen to 45, with an estimated 16 people missing.