At least 44 people have died and millions of homes have been left without power as Hurricane Helen caused devastating flooding in the southeastern US before gradually weakening. Heavy rains From Tallahassee, Florida to Charlotte, North Carolina, heavy rains and strong winds caused massive damage. More than 4 million households were without power Friday night, … Read more
The death toll from Tropical Storm Helen has risen to 33 in Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, while more than 4 million households and businesses in these states have been left without power. Police and firefighters made thousands of rescues in affected areas, including in Atlanta, where an apartment complex was evacuated due to … Read more
Myanmar is mourning the loss of 293 of its citizens, who died in the floods caused by Typhoon Yagi. The first shipment of foreign aid has already arrived in the Southeast Asian country, following an unprecedented request from the military junta, which in the past has blocked the entry of aid from abroad. Eighty-nine people … Read more
Samaritan’s Purse is working in northern Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi to distribute aid and spread hope to the many people uprooted by the historic storm. We have flown aid aboard our DC-8 and 757 aircraft in the wake of the historic storm to help thousands of Vietnamese people affected by the devastation. … Read more
The death toll from widespread flooding in Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi has risen to 226, with the UN warning that up to 630,000 people may need help. Yagi swept Myanmar with strong winds and huge amount of rain, causing floods and landslides. Dead and missing State television in junta-ruled Myanmar confirmed 226 deaths late Monday, … Read more
At least 74 people have been killed in the floods caused by Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar, according to a new tally by authorities who express fears that the death toll will rise after the fate of 89 residents is unknown. The previous toll was 33 dead and more than 235,000 displaced. Dead also in Vietnam, … Read more
More than 140 people died after the passage of typhoon Yagi, mainly in the northern part of Vietnam. The country was hit by massive floods, while neighboring countries also reported casualties. A landslide has claimed the lives of 22 people, while 73 are missing in a village in Lao Cai province, Vietnam, as reported by … Read more
Typhoon Sanshan, one of the strongest in recent decades, hit Japan. The toll so far is three dead, 84 injured (most in Miyazaki) and nearly 4 million citizens evacuated. More than 700 flights were cancelled, as well as many train routes, problems occurred on 80 sections of motorways, while 230,000 homes were left without electricity … Read more
Four members of the same family are missing in Japan after a landslide triggered by torrential rains as a powerful typhoon approaches the archipelago, local authorities said today. “The landslide hit a house where five family members lived — a couple in their seventies, two women in their forties and a man in his thirties,” … Read more
Meteorologists saw three tropical cyclones across the Pacific on Monday – tropical storms Hector and Hone, which brought heavy rain to Hawaii, and hurricane Gilma. The group wrote it AP. On the satellite images, it was possible to arrange both visible eyes and bands of large storm clouds around the respective eye. Gilma, a Category … Read more