Tag: typhoon
Super Typhoon Kong-Rey Makes Landfall in Taiwan
Over 9,600 people have been evacuated from 13 counties and cities. On Thursday, Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in eastern Taiwan and continues advancing with winds of over 220 kilometers per hour (km/h), equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane. RELATED: China Sanctions U.S. Companies for Selling Weapons to Taiwan Taiwan’s Central Weather Agency (CWA) reported that […]
October 31, 2024
Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Causes at Least 1 Dead and 70 Injuries
In the morning hours of this Wednesday, the typhoon moved northeast at a speed between 7-10 km/h and with a maximum wind speed of 173 km/h, with gusts up to 209 km/h. The Taiwan Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) reported on Wednesday that the arrival of typhoon Krathon in the southeast of the country has so […]
October 2, 2024
Typhoon Yagi Leaves Over 230 Dead and Millions Affected in Southeast Asia
Around 19 million Vietnamese people, including 5.5 million children, have been affected by the effects of Yagi. As of Thursday morning, flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi have left over 230 dead and millions affected in several Southeast Asian nations. The heavy rains and hurricane-force winds hit northern Vietnam especially hard, where authorities reported […]
September 12, 2024
Nicaragua Expresses Solidarity With Vietnam in the Face of the Destruction Caused by Yagi
As of Wednesday afternoon, landslides and floods have left 179 dead and 145 missing persons. On Wednesday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sent a message of solidarity to President To Lam and the Vietnamese people who suffered the onslaught of Typhoon Yagi. RELATED: Typhoon Yagi Leaves 46 Dead and 22 Missing in Vietnam “In the face […]
September 11, 2024
China’s Hainan Issues Highest Emergency Response to Super Typhoon Yagi
It is the first Category 5 cyclone observed globally since Hurricane Beryl in early July. On Thursday, the southern Chinese island province of Hainan upgraded its emergency response to typhoon Yagi to the highest level at 11:30 a.m. RELATED: China Activates Emergency Responses Due to Typhoon Gaemi Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, has […]
September 5, 2024
China Activates Emergency Responses Due to Typhoon Gaemi
In Guangdong Province, nearly 70,000 residents had been evacuated in advance as of 8 a.m. Friday. On Friday, Chinese provinces activated emergency responses and took measures including evacuating residents to battle Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year. RELATED: Effects of Climate Change Generate Anxiety Among US Citizens With a maximum wind speed of […]
July 26, 2024
Typhoon Gaemi Takes At Least Eight Lives in the Philippines
The Philippines is one of the countries most affected by the effects of climate change with an annual incidence of about twenty typhoons. At least 8 people died and more than 800,000 were affected in the Philippines after typhoon Gaemi struck. RELATED:Ethiopia: At Least 55 Killed by Landslides in the South According to the latest […]