typhoon

Japan Braces Herself For ‘Very Tumultous’ Typhoon Nanmadol

September 17, 2022 7:50 pm

The Japanese weather agency has put out an open warning on Saturday about some of the “unprecedented” risks from a “very dangerous” typhoon which has been heading towards the southern Kyushu island while they had urged the residents to take shelter ahead of the storm.

Typhoon Nanmadol has been reported to be currently producing gusts of up to 270 kilometres (167 miles) an hour and classed as a “violent” storm, the agency’s top level, on Saturday.

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By late afternoon it had been approaching the remote Minami Daito island, 400 kilometres east of …

Scores Missing In Shipwreck During South China Sea Typhoon

July 3, 2022 6:34 am

No fewer than two dozen crew members have been declared missing after their ship broke into two during a typhoon in the South China Sea on Saturday, with rescuers scrambling to find them, officials have said.

An engineering vessel that was 160 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong ‘suffered substantial damage and broke into two pieces’ and the 30-member crew abandoned the ship, according to the Hong Kong Government Flying Service.

As of 3:00pm local time (0700 GMT), about three people had been rescued and were taken to hospital for treatment, authorities confirmed.

Dramatic footage provided by Hong Kong authorities …

Typhoon Hagibis killed more than 100 people and caused widespread flooding in October

Japan Suffers Worst Economic Slump In Five Years

February 17, 2020 1:07 pm

Japan has suffered its worst quarterly GDP contraction in more than five years, with a tax hike and a deadly typhoon taking a toll on the world’s third-largest economy.

The nation’s gross domestic product in the three months to December shrank 1.6 percent from the previous quarter, even before the novel coronavirus outbreak in China hit Japan, according to official data published on Monday.

The quarter was marked by a rise in consumption tax from eight percent to 10 percent, as well as Typhoon Hagibis, which killed more than 100 people and caused widespread flooding.

Economists were braced for a …

SEA Games Organisers Say ‘Ready’ For Typhoon Kammuri

December 2, 2019 3:42 pm

Southeast Asian Games venues and officials in the Manila region are “ready”, competition organisers said Monday, as powerful Typhoon Kammuri churned toward the Philippines.

There was no talk of cancelling the Games as the storm headed for a swathe of the nation’s north that includes key competition hubs as well as thousands of athletes, and had already had an impact on the schedule.

Forecasters predict the typhoon will make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday hundreds of kilometres southeast of the capital, with intense rains and potent gusts of up to 230 kilometres (145 miles) per hour.

Manila’s airport …

Japan Commences Rehabilitation After Typhoon Hagibis

October 14, 2019 3:42 am

More than 110,000 people are taking part in search and rescue operations after Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan on Saturday. The typhoon – the worst storm to hit the country in decades – has left at least 37 dead, with 20 missing.

Typhoon Hagibis also caused the cancellation of three Rugby World Cup matches but the key match between Japan and Scotland went ahead. Japan won 28-21 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Afterward, national team coach Jamie Joseph paid tribute to those affected.

“Everyone who is suffering, as a result,of the typhoon, this game was all for …

Rescue Underway As Typhoon Hagibis Kills 11 In Japan

October 13, 2019 1:47 am

The military in Japan scrambled Sunday to rescue people trapped by flooding after powerful Typhoon Hagibis ripped across the country, killing at least 11 people and leaving more than a dozen missing.

The storm’s heavy rain triggered deadly landslides and caused rivers to burst their banks. The destruction forced Rugby World Cup organisers to cancel the third match of the tournament though the key Japan-Scotland clash will go ahead.

By Sunday morning, the significantly weakened storm had moved back off land, but severe flooding was reported in central Japan’s Nagano, where a burst levee sent water from the Chikuma river …