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WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — At least five people, including two children, were killed and more than 100 others were injured Thursday during a sudden thunderstorm in Poland and Slovakia’s Tatra mountains, according to rescuers and officials. Most of the victims were on the Polish side, where lightning struck a large metal cross on top of Mount Giewont and a metal chain near the summit, rescuers said. One person died in Slovakia. “There were a lot […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Nine people have died and 35 are still missing after a series of mudslides in an autonomous region of China’s southwestern Sichuan province, local authorities said Thursday. A 33-year-old firefighter was among those killed by a flash flood that tipped over an emergency response vehicle as they went to help people affected by a mudslide in Wenchuan county, according to local officials. State news agency Xinhua said another firefighter was […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area near Northern Samar. PAGASA said the trough of the LPA, which as of 3 a.m. was located 975 kilometers east of Catarman, will bring Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms due […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, Aug. 19, as the southwest monsoon affects the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies will prevail in parts of the country today, Aug. 18, as the southwest monsoon affects the western section of Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Apayao, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Batanes and Babuyan group of Islands. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at least one life, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period. Severe Tropical Storm Krosa — one notch below a typhoon — slammed into the southern Hiroshima region, packing wind gusts of up to 126 kilometers (78 miles) per hour. Dramatic television footage showed […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies will prevail in parts of the country today, Aug. 16, as the southwest monsoon affects western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands are forecast to have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period. Severe Tropical Storm Krosa — one notch below a typhoon — was churning slowly just off the southwestern coast of Japan, packing wind gusts of up to 160 kilometers per hour. Authorities issued a voluntary evacuation advisory to around […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies will continue to prevail in parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Zambales, and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods or landslide due to scattered light to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The death toll from Typhoon Lekima rose to 49 on Tuesday and 21 were still missing after the monster storm wreaked havoc on China’s eastern coast, causing huge damage with strong gales and torrential rain. Lekima hit the three Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Shandong, and Anhui over the weekend and forced more than a million residents to flee. China’s official news agency Xinhua said late Monday that at least 49 people […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A monster storm that smashed its way up the eastern China coast and forced more than a million residents to flee has killed 44 people, state media said Monday. Footage on state broadcaster CCTV showed fields and streets flooded by muddy water, submerged vehicles, scattered debris and trees blown over as strong winds and rain from Typhoon Lekima pounded cities along the seaboard. At least 16 people were still missing […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China issued a red alert Friday for incoming Super Typhoon Lekima, expected to batter eastern Zhejiang province early Saturday morning with high winds and torrential rainfall. The ninth typhoon of the year is projected to move northwest up China’s coast Saturday with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) focusing its attention on Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Shandong provinces. Lekima’s center was about 290 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of the city of […]
