Tag: typhoon

DANANG, Vietnam: Typhoon Noru made landfall along the central coast of Vietnam early Wednesday (Sep 28), the national forecaster said, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain as hundreds of thousands ...

HANOI: Vietnam on Wednesday (Sep 28) downgraded Typhoon Noru to a tropical depression, but warned residents to stay on alert because of the risks from flooding and landslides caused by ...

SINGAPORE: In recent weeks, the planet has been lashed by a series of typhoons and hurricanes. Since the end of August, the Atlantic Ocean has seen hurricanes Danielle, Earl and ...

"We don't have much time left. The storm is intensifying so our responses must be stronger and faster," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at an emergency disaster response meeting ...

MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declared suspension of government work and classes for Monday (Sep 26) as a category 3 tropical storm barrelled through the main island Luzon after making ...

The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands, sees an annual average of 20 tropical storms that cause floods and landslides. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most ...

Luzon, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy and roughly half of the country's 110 million population, started clean-up operations as floods in the capital region had started ...

CALM BEFORE THE STORM Noru comes nine months after another super typhoon devastated swathes of the country, killing more than 400 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Ahead of ...

MANILA: Philippine authorities started evacuating people from coastal areas on Sunday (Sep 25) and hundreds were unable to travel by sea as the main island Luzon, including Manila, braces for ...

TOKYO: A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday (Sep 24) with torrential rain and fierce winds, killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without power, the Kyodo news ...