Typhoon

2 dead, UAE embassy issues travel warning

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Torrential rains and strong winds from Typhoon Lan's passage across Japan on Monday caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closing of highways. Typhoon Lan, the 21st of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season, landed in the eastern prefecture of Shizuoka at around 3 am local time with wind gusts of up to 200 km per hour, according toRead more

Death toll from worst Vietnam floods in years rises to 54

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

At least 54 people died and 39 went missing as destructive floods battered northern and central Vietnam this week, the disaster prevention agency said on Friday. Vietnam is prone to destructive storms and flooding due to its long coastline. A typhoon wrecked havoc across central provinces just last month. The floods that hit Vietnam this week starting on Monday areRead more

National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology participates in WMO

Manama - Emirates Voice

The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology, NCMS, is participating in the 44th session of the Typhoon Committee of the World Meteorological Organisation, WMO, and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP, which was launched yesterday and will continue for five days. The committee was organised by the Meteorological Directorate of the Ministry of Transportation andRead more

Thousands evacuated, schools closed after typhoon hits China

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Nearly 70,000 people have been evacuated after Mawar, the 16th typhoon this year, made landfall in China's Guangdong Province on Sunday night. At least four cities, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Dongguan and Shenzhen, activated red alerts for heavy rainfall, the highest warning level, on Monday. Zhuhai flood control headquarters ordered all schools to be closed as heavy rain continues to batter theRead more

Japan typhoon grounds flights, injures three

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A typhoon slammed into Japan on Tuesday, grounding dozens of flights, injuring at least three people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation warnings on fears of landslides and floods. Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in Nagasaki on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, packing winds of up to 144 kilometres (89 miles) per hour, Japan's meteorological agency said. At least 47Read more

Nock-Ten leaves, but darkness and destruction remain

Naga City - Arab Today

Bicol region, in the eastern Philippines, is limping back to life after having been plunged into darkness by the deadly Typhoon Nock-Ten, also known as Nina. Power and communication lines in region were cut and hundreds of millions of dollars in crops and infrastructure were decimated by the killer typhoon, which packed gale force winds of up to 240kph, accordingRead more

Nock-Ten leaves, but darkness and destruction remain

Naga City - Arab Today

Typhoon Nock-Ten hits Philippines, 3 people killed

Manila - ArabToday

Typhoon Nock-Ten is battering provinces south of Manila, leaving at least three people dead, police and local officials said on Monday. source: Xinhua Read more

Philippines urges evacuations ahead of Christmas Day typhoon

Manila - ArabToday

Philippine authorities urged hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes on Saturday as a strong typhoon threatened to wallop the country’s east coast on Christmas Day. Nock-Ten is expected to be packing winds of 222 kilometres per hour (138 miles per hour) when it makes landfall on Catanduanes, a remote island of 250,000 people, on Sunday, the USRead more

Evacuation ordered in Philippines as Typhoon Nock-ten approaches

Manila - Xinhua

Philippine disaster officials on Saturday ordered people living in coastal villages south of Manila to move to safer places as Typhoon Nock-ten is approaching the country. Speaking for the national disaster agency, Mina Marasigan told reporters that evacuation has got underway along the coastlines of Albay province to avoid possible storm surge and strong winds. She said alert levels haveRead more