Typhoons

China Evacuates 500,000 From Path Of Typhoon

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:42:28 -0500

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

Typhoons bury tons of carbon in the oceans

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:16:47 -0500

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.

Typhoon kills eight in Philippines

Dinka — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:38:05 -0600

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

Typhoon Mitag approaches the eastern Philippines-Kills seven

Nksagar — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:27:59 -0600

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

Typhoon Mitag veers toward northern Philippines

Dinka — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:31:37 -0600

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

Philippines speeds evacuations as typhoon nears

Dinka — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:03:30 -0600

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

Typhoon Peipah kills at least 28 in Vietnam

Dinka — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:32:04 -0600

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.

Typhoon heads for east China

Dinka — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:09:23 -0500

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.

Lekima typhoon displaces thousands in Vietnam

Dinka — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:15:02 -0500

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 hits China's east coast near Shanghai

Dinka — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:08:23 -0500

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.

Typhoon Wipha to hit Shanghai - 200,000 people evacuated

Nksagar — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:28:51 -0500

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

Shanghai Evacuates Thousands Ahead of Typhoon

Dinka — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:16:40 -0500

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.