Tag: typhoon

Typhoon kills 100 Filipinos

One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall churned through the Philippine archipelago in a straight line from east to west and devastated...

Typhoon Soulik hits China after killing 1 in Taiwan

A powerful typhoon surged across northern Taiwan on Saturday, killing at least one person before moving to southeast China and forcing the evacuation of...

Philippines typhoon death toll tops 1,000

The death toll from a typhoon that devastated the southern Philippines earlier this month has topped 1,000 as hundreds more remain missing, the government...

Philippine typhoon toll passes 700

The death toll of Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines has exceeded 700 and hundreds of people are still missing, the government has said. Typhoon Bopha...

Typhoon-hit Philippines appeals for help

The Philippines government and the United Nations are launching a $65m global appeal to help the victims of Typhoon Bopha that devastated the country’s...

Philippine Typhoon Bopha death toll passes 300

More than 300 people have died and hundreds more are missing in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which cut a swathe of devastation across...

Philippine Typhoon Bopha death toll passes 300

Death toll reached to 300 on Thursday while hundreds more are missing in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which cut a swathe of devastation...

Thousands flee as typhoon hits Philippines

Typhoon Bopha, the strongest tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year, has slammed into a southern island, killing at least six people, destroying...

Philippines hit by Typhoon Bopha

More than 40,000 people were moved into shelter as a powerful typhoon hits the southern Philippines on Tuesday, local officials said. Typhoon Bopha made landfall...

Typhoon Jelawat on course to hit Japan mainland

Strong typhoon Jelawat was moving toward the Japanese mainland on Saturday, the national weather agency said, after it battered southern Okinawa island with gusts...

Play abandoned as typhoon lashed Taiwan

Play in the second round of the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taiwan was abandoned on Saturday, as strong winds and rain caused by...

Powerful typhoon hits southern Japan

One of the most powerful typhoons in decades hit Japan’s Okinawa on Sunday, with meteorologists warning it could bring record rain and wind to...

Typhoon causes widespread damage in China

A typhoon slammed into eastern China on Wednesday, the country’s third in a week, killing at least two people and causing more than $1...

Typhoon sows destruction after landing in China

A strong typhoon ploughed into China's eastern coast on Wednesday, the country's third in a week, knocking down buildings and cutting off power to...

China braces for record third typhoon in a week

China braced on Monday for a record third typhoon in a week after two powerful storms smashed into its eastern coast over the weekend...

Four dead as Typhoon Saola lashes Taiwan

Typhoon Saola pounded Taiwan with fierce winds and torrential rain that left four people dead and forced nearly the entire island to shut...

Scores injured as typhoon lashes Hong Kong

Scores of people were injured and trees were ripped from the ground as a typhoon lashed Hong Kong packing winds in excess of 140...