According to public broadcaster NHK, torrential rains brought by a powerful typhoon lashing Japan’s Pacific coast caused landslides that killed two people and left four missing on Tuesday, while snapping electricity supply to nearly 50,000 homes. The storm represents the latest extreme weather event in a year of unusually intense rain, floods, and tropical cyclones … Read more
Rescuers in Nepal and China are racing against rising water levels and severe weather to locate thousands of people still missing following a catastrophic Himalayan glacier collapse that unleashed a deadly mudslide. According to authorities, the death toll across the border region has climbed to nearly 800, with more than 3,000 individuals unaccounted for after … Read more
Himalayan Flood Death Toll Nears 600 as Rescue Teams Reach Ruins Rescue teams in Nepal and China resumed operations in the flood-hit Himalayas, with a Chinese rescue team reaching the all-but-obliterated Gyirong border crossing complex for the first time and finding “nothing but ruins,” according to reports from Reuters. A glacier collapse unleashed a massive … Read more
Typhoon Dolphin is tracking toward China’s eastern coast with sustained winds reaching 162 kilometers per hour (101 mph), prompting authorities to initiate emergency flood and landslide responses across Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Fujian provinces. According to China’s National Meteorological Centre, the storm is expected to make landfall between Sunday evening and Monday, bringing up to … Read more