Tag: Recent typhoons

Airports shut, curfews imposed as Typhoon Noru approaches Vietnam

Vietnam closed airports, announced curfews and urged thousands more people evacuate on Tuesday as intensifying Typhoon Noru barrelled towards the country, two days after causing at least eight deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines. Hundreds of flights in Vietnam were cancelled and thousands of people started to evacuate their homes in central provinces, in… Read More Airports shut, curfews imposed as Typhoon Noru approaches Vietnam

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Work, classes supended as Typhoon Noru barrels through Philippine island of Luzon

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declared suspension of government work and classes for Monday as a category 3 tropical storm barrelled through the main island Luzon after making landfall northeast of the capital Manila. Nearly 8,400 people were pre-emptively evacuated from the path of Typhoon Noru, which further weakened with sustained winds of 175 kilometres (108… Read More Work, classes supended as Typhoon Noru barrels through Philippine island of Luzon

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Philippines’ main Luzon island on high alert as Typhoon Noru approaches

The Philippines’ disaster agency was on high alert on Saturday as an approaching tropical storm intensified into a typhoon which is expected to bring moderate to heavy rainfall and severe winds over a swathe of the main Luzon island. Typhoon Noru, with sustained winds of up to 120 km per hour (75 mph), was expected… Read More Philippines’ main Luzon island on high alert as Typhoon Noru approaches

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Two dead, power supply cut as Typhoon Talas lashes central Japan

A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday with torrential rain and fierce winds, killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without power, the Kyodo news agency reported. Shizuoka city, southwest of the capital, Tokyo, was hit especially hard, seeing a record 417 mm (16.42 inches) of precipitation since the rain started on Thursday,… Read More Two dead, power supply cut as Typhoon Talas lashes central Japan

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At least one dead, dozens injured as Typhoon Nanmadol slams Japan

Typhoon Nanmadol brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to western Japan on Monday as one of the biggest storms to hit the country in years killed at least one person, disrupted transport and forced some manufacturers to suspend operations. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delayed his departure to New York, where he is due to deliver… Read More At least one dead, dozens injured as Typhoon Nanmadol slams Japan

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Japan issues special warning as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special typhoon warning on Saturday for Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands, as the region braces for a powerful and potentially destructive super typhoon. The warning came after the weather agency earlier in the day urged residents to evacuate parts of the Kyushu, ahead of… Read More Japan issues special warning as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches

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Shanghai cancels flights, suspends schools as typhoon approaches China

Authorities in Shanghai and neighbouring coastal regions cancelled flights, and suspended schools, subways and trains as Typhoon Chanthu approached China after drenching Taiwan though causing little damage there. The storm, with winds of more than 170 kilometres per hour near its eye, had been downgraded from a super typhoon to a strong typhoon on Sunday… Read More Shanghai cancels flights, suspends schools as typhoon approaches China

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Vietnam makes preparations for Typhoon Vamco as death toll in Philippines rises to 53

Vietnam was bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country’s central coast early on Sunday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country’s deadliest storm this year. Packing winds of up to 165 kph (103 mph), Vamco is forecast to hit a swathe of Vietnam’s coast from Ha… Read More Vietnam makes preparations for Typhoon Vamco as death toll in Philippines rises to 53

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