Half a million people have been evacuated from the Chinese provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang in preparation for the arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong.

A single typhoon in Taiwan buries as much carbon in the ocean -- in the form of sediment -- as all the other rains in that country all year long combined.

Eight people died and two others are missing after Typhoon Mitag slammed into the Philippines, local media said on Monday.

About 3,00,000 peoples have been evacuated from six Philippines provinces. Mitag, which was initially heading towards Bicol, southeast of Manila, swerved northwards towards the provinces of Aurora and Isabela, northeast of the capital

A powerful typhoon in the Philippines veered from its course and swirled towards the northern part f the country. Government evacuates citizens.

Philippines authorities raced to evacuate up to one million people as Typhoon Mitag bore down on eastern areas devastated by storms last year.

At least 28 people have been killed in Vietnam by Typhoon Peipah, which continues to wreak havoc on already flooded areas of central Vietnam, a disaster official said on Tuesday.

A typhoon with winds of almost 200 kilometres an hour is on track for eastern China and is expected to make landfall by Sunday night. In the face of oncoming Typhoon Krosa, authorities have issued land and sea alerts, ordering offices and schools to be closed.

Typhoon Lekima has continued to wreak havoc in central Vietnam, leaving thousands homeless and causing millions of dollars worth of damage, a spokesman for the country's emergencies service said.

Typhoon Wipha hit China's east coast near Shanghai in the early hours of Wednesday, killing one and injuring three others, toppling hundreds of homes, and damaging power and water supplies.

The weather was calm in Shanghai, a city of 17 million, on Wednesday morning, but the typhoon had already claimed a victim.

China has evacuated about 1.6 million people from coastal areas as a powerful typhoon churns toward the coast of Zhejiang province and the country's commercial center, Shanghai.