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Vietnam evacuates thousands, shuts airports as Typhoon Bualoi nears
Reuters, Published on 28/09/2025
» VINH, Vietnam - Vietnam closed airports and evacuated thousands of people in areas under storm threat on Sunday, as intensifying Typhoon Bualoi barrelled towards the country, days after causing at least 10 deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines.
Hong Kong prepares for 'serious threat' from Super Typhoon Ragasa
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong rushed to prepare for the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, with officials warning of a "serious threat" comparable to some of the most destructive storms in the city's recent history.
Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Krathon's arrival, torrential rain forecast
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» KAOHSIUNG - Taiwan shut down on Wednesday with hundreds of flights cancelled and offices, schools and financial markets closed ahead of the arrival of a weakening Typhoon Krathon, which is forecast to bring storm surges along the coast and torrential rain.
Rising floodwaters leave Europe bracing for more destruction
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/09/2024
» PRAGUE - Water levels on the River Danube rose further, as deadly floods unleashed destruction across central Europe.
Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
The New York TImes, Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.
Hurricane Lidia leaves two dead in Mexico
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» PUERTO VALLARTA (MEXICO) - Hurricane Lidia left at least two people dead in Mexico after making landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm, causing flooding, damage and blocked roads before dissipating, authorities said Wednesday.
Hurricane Lidia leaves at least one dead in Mexico
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» PUERTO VALLARTA (MEXICO) - Hurricane Lidia slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Tuesday, causing flooding, blocked roads, fallen trees and at least one death, officials said.
Super typhoon sweeps towards southern China
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» HONG KONG - Super Typhoon Saola threatened southern China Friday with some of the strongest winds the region has endured, forcing the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen to effectively shut down.
US southwest on high alert as Hurricane Hilary climbs Mexico coast
AFP, Published on 20/08/2023
» CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico: States across the typically arid US southwest were racing Saturday to prepare for a life-threatening flooding forecast as Hurricane Hilary approaches from Mexico, where damage and one death were reported.
Dangerous Hurricane Hilary hits Mexico, California with heavy rains
AFP, Published on 20/08/2023
» CABO SAN LUCAS (MEXICO) - Hilary brought heavy rains Saturday to portions of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and the southwestern United States, as officials warned the powerful hurricane was likely to cause "catastrophic and life-threatening" flooding.