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Japan: Typhoon Shanshan hits Kyushu

August 30, 2024 by Yasin Fatima

Typhoon Shanshan made a landfall on Kyushu Island — at 8:00 (local time) on Thursday according to Japan Meteorological Agency.

According to international news agency, the flights and railway services were suspended. The strong winds displaced the roofs and shattered the windows. The wind speed was 252 km/hr which uprooted many trees when the Typhoon hit Kyushu.

With many injured, and some dead, more than 0.2 million households experienced a power outage in the afternoon according to Kyushu Electric Power Co.

Kyushu is the most southerly of the four main islands of Japan.

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UK PM Rishi Sunak keeps in contact with allies

February 13, 2023 by Aimen Siddiqui

Rishi Sunak declared the government would do “whatever it takes”. To protect the nation from spy balloons. Sunak claimed he is in constant communication with allies. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak echoed a well-known statement in response to a reporter’s question about whether surveillance balloons posed a similar threat in the UK. World leaders and … Read more

The Philippines evacuated as catastrophic super typhoon approached

September 25, 2022 by Sana Fatima

Typhoon Noru is hitting the Polillo islands and moving westward toward the main island of Luzon, according to forecasters, with gusts of up to 240 km/h (150 mph). Landslides, flash floods, and hazardous storm surges could result from it, especially in the Philippine city of Manila. Residents of high-risk locations have been advised to leave. … Read more

Typhoon strikes central Japan, kills two

September 24, 2022 by Shehroze Aqueeque

Typhoon Talas hit central Japan on Saturday with heavy rain and strong winds. Two people died and tens of thousands of homes lost power. A record 417 mm (16.42 inches) of rain has fallen in Shizuoka city, southwest of the capital, Tokyo. A typhoon hit central Japan on Saturday with heavy rain and strong winds. … Read more

A powerful typhoon batters southern Japan

September 18, 2022 by Syed Veheb Hasan

Typhoon Nanmadol is near the southern island of Yakushima. It is packing maximum surface winds of 162 kilometers (101 miles) per hour. More than 93,000 homes without electricity across Kyushu island. A powerful typhoon approaching southern Japan pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday, causing blackouts, paralysing ground and air transportation, … Read more

First typhoon of the year, Chaba, strikes China

July 2, 2022 by Syed Veheb Hasan

Typhoon Chaba, the Thai name for the hibiscus flower, was moving northwest at 15-20km/h. Eye of the storm made landfall in Guangdong’s Maoming city on Saturday afternoon. Forecasters predict up to 600mm (24 inches) of cumulative rainfall in some areas. The first typhoon of the year to hit China has brought gales and rain to its … Read more

China’s Zhejiang, Shanghai brace for Typhoon

September 13, 2021 by Web Desk

HANGZHOU: East China’s Zhejiang Province and Shanghai have issued alerts for Typhoon Chanthu, which is expected to make landfall on Zhejiang’s coastal areas Monday. The Zhejiang provincial meteorological observatory issued a warning on Sunday saying that the 14th typhoon of the year is expected to make landfall in the province’s coastal areas between Zhoushan and … Read more

Typhoon Lupit lands in China’s Guangdong, heavy rains likely

August 5, 2021 by Web Desk

BEIJING: Typhoon Lupit made landfall in China’s Shantou city, Guangdong Province, at about 11:20 a.m. Thursday, packing winds of up to 23 meters per second at its center, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC). From 2 p.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Friday, parts of Fujian, Guangxi and Guangdong will experience heavy downpours of 250-300 … Read more

Typhoon Hagibis approaches Japan’s Tokyo Bay

October 12, 2019 by Anum Rizwan

One person was killed, several left injured as a deadly typhoon of 8-year Japanese history ‘Hagibis’ has approached Tokyo bay. According to an International news agency, the storm has weakened after it approached the bay but it still remains highly dangerous. The heavy winds left broken windows, scarred facades and took roofs of several buildings … Read more

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