MANILA: Super typhoon Man-yi swept across the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Sunday (Nov 17), threatening heavy rain in the capital region Metro Manila, after triggering more than a million evacuations and damaging buildings in several areas. Packing winds of 185 kmh, it weakened slightly after hitting land in the town of Panganiban in … Read more
MANILA: The Philippines issued fresh weather warnings on Tuesday (Nov 12) as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Toraji. Now a weakened tropical storm, Toraji blew out to sea overnight after causing relatively limited damage and no reported deaths. But Tropical … Read more
SINGAPORE: Typhoon Kong-rey, one of the biggest storms to hit Taiwan in decades, caused the cancellation of several Singapore Airlines and Scoot flights on Thursday (Oct 31). One flight originally bound for Taipei was also diverted to Hong Kong due to weather conditions caused by the typhoon, said a Singapore Airlines (SIA) spokesperson. Flight SQ878 … Read more
TAIPEI: A strong Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Thursday (Oct 31) on Taiwan’s east coat with all cities and counties declaring a day off, financial markets closed and hundreds of flights cancelled for what is expected to be the largest storm by size in 30 years. The storm hit the mountainous and sparsely populated east coast between … Read more
TAIPEI: Authorities in southeastern Taiwan suspended some ferries and advised fishers to return to shore on Tuesday (Oct 29) as the island’s weather forecaster warned approaching Typhoon Kong-rey was “rapidly” intensifying. Packing maximum wind speeds of 155kmh, the storm could make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday, the Central Weather Administration said. “It is now … Read more
LABUAN: The Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF) EC 725 AP helicopter of the No. 5 Squadron at Labuan Air Base continued its second day of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission, delivering 1.3 tonnes of tarpaulin canvases for temporary shelters in Legazpi City, Bicol region, for those impacted by recent disasters brought by … Read more
KAOHSIUNG: Taiwan mobilised nearly 40,000 troops on Tuesday (Oct 1) to be on standby for rescue efforts as powerful Typhoon Krathon approached its populous southwest coast, which is bracing for a storm surge. Some flights were cancelled, a rail line was closed and in the major port city of Kaohsiung, shops and restaurants shut while … Read more
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SHANGHAI: All flights at Shanghai’s two main airports were cancelled on Sunday (Sep 15) as authorities in the Chinese megacity prepared for a strong typhoon bringing high winds and heavy rain. Typhoon Bebinca is expected to make landfall along a swath of China’s densely populated eastern seaboard between Sunday night and Monday morning, according to … Read more
HANOI: Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 58 people with 40 others missing in northern Vietnam, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday (Sep 10). Most of the victims were killed in landslides and flash floods, the agency said in a report, adding that nearly 750 people have … Read more
